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Moving Beyond Short-Term Coping And Adaptation, Christine Wamsler, Ebba Brink
Moving Beyond Short-Term Coping And Adaptation, Christine Wamsler, Ebba Brink
Christine Wamsler
Throughout human history, people have coped with, and adapted to, their environment. This accumulated capacity at local level is increasingly recognized to be critical in improving resilience and transformation. Nevertheless, city dwellers’ coping and adaptive practices are little known, poorly documented and often not taken into account in the work of municipal authorities and aid organizations. Against this background, this study provides a systematic overview of urban residents’ coping and adaptive practices, presents critical insights into their risk-reducing effects and discusses their role in the development of policies and projects to increase resilience. It shows that coping should not automatically …
Swedish Research On Climate Change Governance And Planning [Svensk Forskning Om Klimatanpassning Inom Styrning Och Planering], M Hjerpe, Christine Wamsler
Swedish Research On Climate Change Governance And Planning [Svensk Forskning Om Klimatanpassning Inom Styrning Och Planering], M Hjerpe, Christine Wamsler
Christine Wamsler
No abstract provided.
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction And Urban Planning: A Review Of Nicaraguan Policies And Regulations, Claudia Rivera, Christine Wamsler
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction And Urban Planning: A Review Of Nicaraguan Policies And Regulations, Claudia Rivera, Christine Wamsler
Christine Wamsler
The integration of risk reduction and climate change adaptation has become an urgent task in addressing increasing urban risk more effectively and efficiently. This paper analyses the extent to which climate change adaptation is integrated into the policies and regulatory frameworks that guide urban risk reduction in Nicaragua, and discusses related progress. The results reveal significant progress in integrating climate change adaptation into the policy and regulatory frameworks of the three relatively new fields of (a) disaster risk reduction, (b) environmental management and (c) urban planning. They show that differences in the degree of integration relate to the development and …
Urban Focus In Climate Change Adaptation And Risk Reduction, Christine Wamsler
Urban Focus In Climate Change Adaptation And Risk Reduction, Christine Wamsler
Christine Wamsler
No abstract provided.
Water And Risk: Developing Sustainable And Resilient Communities, Å Jojanessen, Christine Wamsler
Water And Risk: Developing Sustainable And Resilient Communities, Å Jojanessen, Christine Wamsler
Christine Wamsler
No abstract provided.
Planning For Resilience To Climatic Extremes And Variability: A Review Of Swedish Municipalities’ Adaptation Responses, Christine Wamsler, Ebba Brink
Planning For Resilience To Climatic Extremes And Variability: A Review Of Swedish Municipalities’ Adaptation Responses, Christine Wamsler, Ebba Brink
Christine Wamsler
Climate change poses a serious challenge to sustainable urban development worldwide. In Sweden, climate change work at the city level emerged in 1996 and has long had a focus on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. City planners’ “adaptation turn” is recent and still ongoing. This paper presents a meta-evaluation of Swedish municipal adaptation approaches, and how they relate to institutional structures at different levels. The results show that although increasing efforts are being put into the identification of barriers to adaptation planning, in contrast, there is little assessment or systematization of the actual adaptation measures and mainstreaming strategies taken. On this …
Cities, Disaster Risk And Adaptation, Christine Wamsler
Cities, Disaster Risk And Adaptation, Christine Wamsler
Christine Wamsler
Worldwide, disasters and climate change pose a serious risk to sustainable urban development, resulting in escalating human and economic costs. Consequently, city authorities and other urban actors face the challenge of integrating risk reduction and adaptation strategies into their work, although related knowledge and expertise are still scarce.
Cities, Disaster Risk and Adaptation explores ways in which resilient cities can be ‘built’ and sustainable urban transformations achieved. The book provides a comprehensive understanding of urban risk reduction and adaptation planning, exploring key theoretical concepts and analyzing the complex interrelation between cities, disasters and climate change. It further provides an overview …
Interfacing Citizens’ And Institutions’ Practice And Responsibilities For Climate Change Adaptation, Christine Wamsler, Ebba Brink
Interfacing Citizens’ And Institutions’ Practice And Responsibilities For Climate Change Adaptation, Christine Wamsler, Ebba Brink
Christine Wamsler
Climate change poses a serious challenge to sustainable urban development, placing many cities at risk. Climatic conditions are changing to such an extent that the capacity of urban institutions and associated governance systems to deal with climatic extremes and variability is being reduced. New approaches for urban climate change adaptation are thus urgently needed.
There is an increasing consensus that local-level capacities are critical for successful adaptation to climate change and the achievement of sustainable development. However, knowledge about local-level capacities is scarce, and regulatory frameworks are often ambiguous in terms of assigning (complementary) responsibilities for adaptation to institutions and …