Municipality Climate Adaptation Case Study Report

Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... ii
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Description and Background ................................................................................................................. 1
2.1 Geography ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Avon River Causeway .................................................................................................................... 3
Hydroelectric Development .......................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Development and History ............................................................................................................. 5
History ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Development Today ...................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Economic ....................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Social ........................................................................................................................................... 10
Population ................................................................................................................................... 10
Age ............................................................................................................................................... 11
Dwellings and Households ........................................................................................................... 11
Income ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Place of Work .............................................................................................................................. 12
2.5 Environment................................................................................................................................ 12
Natural Landscapes ..................................................................................................................... 12
Parks, Protected Areas and Sites of Ecological Interest .............................................................. 13
Climate ......................................................................................................................................... 14
2.6 Municipality ................................................................................................................................ 15
Council ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Employees ................................................................................................................................... 15
Financial ....................................................................................................................................... 15
3. Climate Change and Adaptation Issues .............................................................................................. 16
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