Opportunities and constraints for local and subnational climate change policy in urban areas: insights from diverse contexts

Martins, Rafael D’Almeida; Ferreira, Leila da Costa

doi:10.1504/ijgenvi.2011.040250

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“…Accordingly, studies have shown that the institutional dimension is very important when addressing (local) governance of low-carbon energy transitions [128][129][130][131][132][133]. The relevance of including the institutional dimension in the analysis is further confirmed by the sheer fact that LLCEIs represent a new type of actor that engenders co-provision and enters the policy domains of energy and climate change mitigation in a way ('bottom-up') that challenges conventional institutional arrangements and questions the early modern liberal-democratic separation between civil-society, market, and state.…”

Section: The Role Of Institutional Adaptationmentioning

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Modes of Governing and Policy of Local and Regional Governments Supporting Local Low-Carbon Energy Initiatives; Exploring the Cases of the Dutch Regions of Overijssel and Fryslân

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2017

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Recent scholarly attention shows increasing involvement of local low-carbon energy initiatives (LLCEIs) in governance and policy, in particular in relation to innovations regarding low-carbon energy and energy efficiency. The future perspective of active citizenship in the production of locally generated low-carbon energy is largely dependent on the existing institutional and policy frameworks and settings. Subnational governments, in particular, can have a prominent role in this process by engaging in institutional adaptation and policy innovation. The central research question of this paper is: In what ways do local and regional governments innovate in governing to respond to the emergence of LLCEIs? The research question is answered by comparing two case studies: the Dutch regions of Overijssel and Fryslân. We have conceptualized a meta-governing approach of experimentation, characterizing the innovations in governing that emerge when governments respond to the emergence of LLCEIs. We specifically focus on two capacities that subnational governments can use to enhance their governing capacity vis-à-vis LLCEIs and which substantiate the experimental meta-governance mode: institutional adaptation and policy innovation. We then formulated hypotheses that specify the expected policy innovations and institutional adaptations employed vis-à-vis LLCEIs. Data collection involved in-depth interviews and use of secondary data. The results show that a balancing process of authoritative and enabling modes of governing particularly characterized the type of policy innovations that were developed and the institutional adaptations that took place. Both provinces govern LLCEIs at arm's length and issue significant capacity-building strategies that vary in terms of their conditions. Municipalities, however, incline towards impromptu and opportunistic responses, some of them having lasting effects by patching up existing institutional settings, others having more of an episodic character. The results will further the understanding of subnational low-carbon policy and governance innovation processes vis-à-vis the role of LLCEIs.

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Modes of Governing and Policy of Local and Regional Governments Supporting Local Low-Carbon Energy Initiatives; Exploring the Cases of the Dutch Regions of Overijssel and Fryslân

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Hoppe

2017

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“…However, as adaptation decisions are context-specific, and the adaptation decisions are often made at the local level, the local and regional scales are particularly relevant for assessment of adaptive capacity. Six major elements are identified to support CC policymaking at the local scale: (i) good governance; (ii) presence of national programmes facilitating local action; (iii) democratic and participatory nature of institutions; (iv) cities competences and authority to regulate climate-relevant issues; (v) the commitment of cities to take climate action; and (vi) availability of economic resources, knowledge and information, for example through the involvement of cities in national and transnational networks which allows the exchange of experience [15]. In sum, the adaptive capacity is directly related to the socio-economic and institutional capacity of a city, as well as, to the desire of adaptation of its citizens ( Figure 1).…”

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Urban vulnerability and resilience to climate change

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2015

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Notwithstanding the increasing number of studies on vulnerability, there has been relatively little research focused specifically on urban vulnerability to climate change. The different lineages explored offer insights into the factors that control urban vulnerability to climate change and weather extremes effects, providing a framework to consider resilience. A new vulnerability paradigm is emerging as a useful tool for city decision-makers to analyse how their city should seek to adapt to the anticipated impacts of climate change. In the scope of the project CLICURB (Urban atmospheric quality, climate change and resilience) urban vulnerability is explored with respect to recent climate change and the relations between the concepts of vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity. This review and analysis contributes to the understanding of, and the general agreement amongst research communities, about the definition of these key concepts with respect to the climate change literature in urban areas.

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“…As áreas urbanas são importantes lócus para o tratamento das mudanças climáticas globais por quatro motivos fundamentais: 1) os entraves políticos no âmbito da Convenção do Clima para a definição de um acordo efetivo e legalmente vinculante de redução das emissões globais de Gases de Efeito Estufa (GEE) entre os Estados-nação; 2) as áreas urbanas contribuem com taxas elevadas de emissões de GEE; 3) os impactos decorrentes das mudanças climáticas são sentidos principalmente no âmbito local/regional; e, por fim, 4) os governos locais gozam de competências político-administrativas chave para o enfrentamento às mudanças climáticas tanto relacionadas à mitigação de GEE quanto à adaptação frente aos inevitáveis impactos (Martins e Ferreira, 2011;Un-Habitat, 2011;World Bank, 2010;Ostrom, 2010;Van Staden, 2010;Satterthwaite, 2008;Betsill e Bulkeley, 2007, 2004Bulkeley e Betsill, 2003).…”

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AGENDA CLIMÁTICA DO MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO PAULO: contribuição de redes transnacionais de governos locais

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RESUMO Este trabalho tem por objetivo entender o processo de formação e incorporação da agenda climática na política ambiental e urbana do município de São Paulo. Para tanto, com base nos pressupostos teóricos de agenda-setting do modelo de Kingdon, realizamos: revisão bibliográfica da literatura internacional sobre o modo de atuação da campanha CPC da rede transnacional de governos locais, ICLEI; análise qualitativa de entrevistas com alguns atores que participaram no processo de formulação da lei e levantamento das ações locais do município convergentes com o enfrentamento das mudanças climáticas globais.

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Opportunities and constraints for local and subnational climate change policy in urban areas: insights from diverse contexts

Cited by 28 publications

References 43 publications

Modes of Governing and Policy of Local and Regional Governments Supporting Local Low-Carbon Energy Initiatives; Exploring the Cases of the Dutch Regions of Overijssel and Fryslân

Modes of Governing and Policy of Local and Regional Governments Supporting Local Low-Carbon Energy Initiatives; Exploring the Cases of the Dutch Regions of Overijssel and Fryslân

Urban vulnerability and resilience to climate change

AGENDA CLIMÁTICA DO MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO PAULO: contribuição de redes transnacionais de governos locais

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