The role of scale in integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in cities

By using a scale framework, we examine how cross-scale interactions influence the implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation actions in different urban sectors. Based on stakeholder interviews and content analysis of strategies and projects relevant to climate adaptation and mitigation in t...

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Published in:Journal of environmental planning and management 2019-04, Vol.62 (5), p.741-765
Main Authors: Landauer, Mia, Juhola, Sirkku, Klein, Johannes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Cities
Climate adaptation
Climate change
Content analysis
Decision making
Empirical analysis
Jurisdiction
Mitigation
Nordic countries
policy
trade-offs
urban planning
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Summary:By using a scale framework, we examine how cross-scale interactions influence the implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation actions in different urban sectors. Based on stakeholder interviews and content analysis of strategies and projects relevant to climate adaptation and mitigation in the cities of Copenhagen and Helsinki, we present empirical examples of synergies, conflicts and trade-offs between adaptation and mitigation that are driven by the cross-scale interactions. These examples show that jurisdictional and institutional scales shape the implementation of adaptation and mitigation strategies, projects and tasks at the management scale, creating benefits of integrated solutions, but also challenges. Investigating the linkages between adaptation and mitigation through a scale framework provides new knowledge for urban climate change planning and decision-making. The results increase the understanding of why adaptation and mitigation are sometimes handled as two separate policy areas and also why attempts to integrate the two policies may fail.
ISSN:0964-0568
1360-0559
DOI:10.1080/09640568.2018.1430022