Planning for global environmental change in Bangkok's informal settlements

Berquist, Michelle; Danière, Amrita; Drummond, Lisa

doi:10.1080/09640568.2014.945995

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“…A recent literature review by Spires et al () reveals that organisational, discursive, knowledge, and communication barriers most commonly impede the implementation of planned adaptation initiatives, particularly in developing countries. Research into barriers to adaptation is growing apace with a wide range of barriers identified, including lack of financial or institutional support, varied community awareness about climate change impacts, and issues of power and governance (Berquist, Daniere & Drummond, ; Buggy & McNamara, ; Dumaru, ; Leventon et al, ; Middelbeek et al, ; Nambi et al, ; Reed et al, ; Simane & Zaitchik, ).…”

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Identification of limits and barriers to climate change adaptation: case study of two islands in Torres Strait, Australia

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Westoby

Smithers

2017

Geographical Research

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Communities living on remote islands are often viewed as among the most exposed and vulnerable to climate change impacts. This study uses the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework to investigate how indigenous communities living on two physically different islands in Torres Strait, Australia, experience what they consider to be the impacts of climate change in relation to their daily lives. During this process, a series of natural, physical, and socio‐cultural limits and barriers to climate change adaptation were identified on Boigu, a low‐lying mud island inundated by the sea during high tides and storm surges. As a volcanic island, Erub's elevation is higher but significant community infrastructure, housing, and cultural sites are located on the low coastal fringe. No immediate limits to climate change adaptation were identified on Erub, but physical and socio‐cultural barriers were revealed. Limits to climate change adaptation occur when adaptation actions fail to protect the things valued by those affected, or few adaptation options are available. Barriers to climate change adaptation may be overcome if recognised and addressed but can become entrenched limits if they are ignored. Within the participating communities, such limits and barriers included (a) restricted adaptation options due to limited access to particular livelihood assets; (b) difficulty engaging with government processes to secure external support; and (c) people's place‐based values, which evoke a reluctance to relocate or retreat.

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Identification of limits and barriers to climate change adaptation: case study of two islands in Torres Strait, Australia

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2017

Geographical Research

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“…As we argued in Berquist et al (2014), helping communities adapt to water issues will require data collected from the community regarding their current water situation. Information about organizations and institutions engaged in infrastructure planning, such as their guidelines and responsibilities, must be part of the picture.…”

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“…As we argued in Berquist et al. (2014), helping communities adapt to water issues will require data collected from the community regarding their current water situation.…”

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“…As is true in many cities of the global South, the cost of water delivered via trucks or standpipes is priced (often through the involvement of the private sector) at much higher rates than the price of publicly supplied household water connections. Issues of water quality, water access, wastewater treatment, and flood protection are exacerbated for residents of informal settlements, as is true for urban residents throughout the global South who live in precarious situations (Berquist et al., 2014).…”

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“…The ultimate goal is to implement systems that are ecologically sustainable, particularly in terms of energy and water resources (Memon, Imura, & Shirakawa, 2006). More sustainable infrastructure is one way cities can respond to potential climate changes that include a rise in overall temperature and storms of increasing intensity and unpredictability as well as marked changes in the volume and pacing of rain or drought (Berquist, Daniere, & Drummond, 2014).…”

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In this review, we take stock of the last decade of research on climate change governance in urban areas since the 2009 conference in Copenhagen. Using a systematic evaluation of academic publications in the field, we argue that the current moment of research has been shaped by two recent waves of thought. The first, a wave of urban optimism, which started in 2011 and peaked in 2013, engaged with urban areas as alternative sites for governance in the face of the crumbling international climate regime. The second, a wave of urban pragmatism, which started in 2016, has sought to reimagine urban areas following the integration of the “sub‐national” as a meaningful category in the international climate regime after the 2015 Paris Agreement for Climate Action. Four themes dominate the debate on climate change governance in urban areas: why there is climate action, how climate action is delivered, how it is articulated in relation to internationally reaching networks, and what implications it has to understand environmental or climate justice within urban settings. Calls to understand the impacts of climate change policy have fostered research on climate change politics, issues of power and control, conflicts, and the inherently unjust nature of much climate policy. What is largely missing from the current scholarship is a sober assessment of the mundane aspects of climate change governance on the ground and a concern with what kind of cultural and socio‐economic change is taking place, beyond comparative analyses of the effectiveness of climate policies. This article is categorized under: Policy and Governance > Governing Climate Change in Communities, Cities, and Regions

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Planning for global environmental change in Bangkok's informal settlements

Cited by 16 publications

References 34 publications

Identification of limits and barriers to climate change adaptation: case study of two islands in Torres Strait, Australia

Identification of limits and barriers to climate change adaptation: case study of two islands in Torres Strait, Australia

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