Adaptation and resilience (climate change) (A and RCC) - report for 2011/12
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Presents further results from a study which aimed to identify and measure a defined set of environmental adaptation and resilience activities, in relation to climate change (A&RCC) in the UK economy. The list of A&RCC activities investigated included: construction and retrofit; finance, investment and insurance; risk management and business continuity; urban environment redesign and re-engineering; sustainable drainage and water management; energy storage infrastructure resilience; transport infrastructure and logistics resilience; and water irrigation and foot printing.
Subjects
- Environmental planning/land
- Climate change
- Planning and development
Publisher History
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills resulted from a merger between the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) in June 2009. In 2016 it was replaced by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Content was published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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