Roadmap towards justice in urban climate adaptation research
Abstract The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21)
highlighted the importance of cities to climate action, as well as the unjust burdens borne by …
highlighted the importance of cities to climate action, as well as the unjust burdens borne by …
Tracking global climate change adaptation among governments
Abstract The Paris Agreement and Katowice Climate Package articulate a clear mandate for
all parties to undertake and document adaptation progress. Yet persistent challenges have …
all parties to undertake and document adaptation progress. Yet persistent challenges have …
Adaptation and transformation
Transformation as an adaptive response to climate change opens a range of novel policy
options. Used to describe responses that produce non-linear changes in systems or their …
options. Used to describe responses that produce non-linear changes in systems or their …
[PDF][PDF] Human security
Human security will be progressively threatened as the climate changes (robust evidence,
high agreement). Human insecurity almost never has single causes, but instead emerges …
high agreement). Human insecurity almost never has single causes, but instead emerges …
Framing vulnerability, risk and societal responses: the MOVE framework
The paper deals with the development of a general as well as integrative and holistic
framework to systematize and assess vulnerability, risk and adaptation. The framework is a …
framework to systematize and assess vulnerability, risk and adaptation. The framework is a …
[KNIHA][B] Adaptation to climate change: from resilience to transformation
M Pelling - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Learning how to live with these
impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation …
impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation …
A theory on urban resilience to floods—a basis for alternative planning practices
KH Liao - Ecology and society, 2012 - JSTOR
River cities require a management approach based on resilience to floods rather than on
resistance. Resisting floods by means of levees, dams, and channelization neglects inherent …
resistance. Resisting floods by means of levees, dams, and channelization neglects inherent …
Unprecedented droughts are expected to exacerbate urban inequalities in Southern Africa
Climate change-related drought risks are intensifying in many urban areas, making stakes
particularly high in contexts of severe vulnerability. Yet, how social power, differential …
particularly high in contexts of severe vulnerability. Yet, how social power, differential …
Grabbed urban landscapes: Socio‐spatial tensions in green infrastructure planning in Medellín
I Anguelovski, C Irazábal‐Zurita… - International journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cities confronted with unsustainable development and climatic changes are increasingly
turning to green infrastructure as an approach for growth and climate risk management. In …
turning to green infrastructure as an approach for growth and climate risk management. In …
[HTML][HTML] Sustainability transformations: socio-political shocks as opportunities for governance transitions
E Herrfahrdt-Pähle, M Schlüter, P Olsson… - Global Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Faced with accelerating environmental challenges, research on social-ecological systems is
increasingly focused on the need for transformative change towards sustainable …
increasingly focused on the need for transformative change towards sustainable …