Considering climate change risks in land use planning (including in the coastal zone)

Indicator

Considering climate change risks in land use planning (including in the coastal zone)

Status

  • Mixed

Trend

Unclear

Data quality

Fair

Status: generally poor (inland councils); fair (coastal councils). No trend analysis.

Data custodian: 

DELWP

There is good agreement across local councils, particularly coastal councils, that land-use planning should be informed by up-to-date climate science.
Region: 
Victoria
Measures: 
Percentage of councils rated high or advanced for consideration of climate change in land-use planning
Topics: 
Climate change impacts