Climate change adaptation planning for the GreaterPeterborough Area

The proposed research project will result in the development of a background and scoping document to inform and assist climate change adaptation planning for the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County. It will be directed with the involvement and guidance of a municipal working group. The project will involve a literature review of relevant articles and papers, a summary of key threats and impacts of climate change specific to the regional area and the identification of key built, natural or human systems under the management of the municipalities that may be directly or indirectly affected by climate change (sensitivity analysis). The project will also address the scope of adaptation planning and the parameters that should be addressed as well as review approaches to the assessment of adaptive capacity and vulnerability of these parameters.

Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen Hill

Student:

Partner:

City of Peterborough;Peterborough County-City Health Unit;County of Peterborough;Peterborough Utilities Group;Kawartha Heritage Conservancy;Sustainable Trent;GreenUp

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Trent University

Program:

Accelerate