Cities leading climate action : urban policy and planning
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Cities leading climate action : urban policy and planning
(Routledge advances in climate change research)
Routledge, 2019
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book provides local governments and interested stakeholders with insights into the challenges and opportunities inherent in addressing climate change.
Drawing on in-depth case study research on Vancouver, Portland, Glasgow and Dublin, Dekker examines the policy development processes employed by urban policy makers to respond to climate change, looking specifically at the utilisation of collaborative planning. Emerging from the case studies are lessons for local governments in relation to the role of organisational structure in supporting climate leadership; the importance of leadership, trust, relationship building and narratives for supporting ownership of the responses to climate change by stakeholders; and the need for creative and innovative public engagement to expand the reach of traditional methods such as social media and other technology-based solutions. Finally, Dekker reflects on her experience in the development of climate change action plans for the Dublin Local Authorities.
This book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and policy makers with an interest in climate change resilience, environmental policy and urban planning.
Table of Contents
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List of boxes
1 Cities leading on climate action
2 Governance structures for adaptive and collaborative
climate change action
3 Responding to climate change: formal to informal
4 Lessons for collaborative planning from practice
5 Dublin
6 Dublin: from theory to practice and back
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"