The purpose of this study was to evaluate social vulnerability to climate change impacts in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The study assesses the prevalence of...
The Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, located on the southwest coast of Nova Scotia, Canada (Figure 1) are two of 13 Nova Scotia municipalities that participated in...
This section presents 25 and 100 year sea level rise and extreme water level scenarios for the coastal areas of the Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth that have been...
The purpose of this study was to facilitate the incorporation of the social value of community assets into climate change adaptation planning. Through a survey of residents and interviews with...
The Nova Scotia Department of the Environment through the Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions (ACAS) Association is interested in fostering communities that are resilient to the anticipated...
The project explores the capacity of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg to respond proactively to coastal impacts of climate change induced sea-level rise and more frequent extreme...
Researchers have observed that, throughout both the developing and developed world, the impacts of natural hazards are unequal: the most severe consequences are on underprivileged people and areas....
The purpose of this project was to identify capacity within the Town of Yarmouth to respond proactively to coastal impacts of climate change induced sea-level rise and more frequent extreme weather...
Social assets can be anything or anywhere in a community that residents value, that residents see as important, or that increase residents’ enjoyment of their community. Social value adds an...
This project identifies the types and amount of hard and soft infrastructure at risk in the Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth due to inundation and flooding from...
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg is one of 13 municipalities in Nova Scotia that participated in the Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions (ACAS) initiative. ACAS involves government...
This project identifies the types and amount of hard and soft infrastructure at risk in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg due to inundation and flooding from predicted relative sea...
Climate change adaptation planning commonly accounts for impacts on community assets that have high economic value, such as physical infrastructure. There are also spaces and places in a community...
This study generates nine predictions of sea level rise and extreme water levels for the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: three predictions for the year 2025 and six...
The document presents over 50 land use planning tools for coastal climate change adaptation. The tools and examples in this guidance document are the land use planning options of the ACASA web...
Partie 2 Options d’outils d’aménagement du territoire pour s’adapter présente plus de 50 outils pour l’aménagement du territoire pour l’adaptation aux changements climatiques sur la côte. Les...
