Towards a Refined Climate Urbanism Typology: Comparing Local Policy Debates in German and American cities
Melanie Nagel,
Christine Jocoy,
Lily House-Peters
Abstract:Cities are a key arena in confronting climate change. The concept of climate urbanism
describes this emerging policy approach for which climate change has made mitigation
and adaptation policies central to urban governance and life in cities. We contribute to
the existing canon of climate urbanism scholarship through an empirically driven
analysis of the discourse landscape in four cities facing pressure for climate action
planning and policy. In each city, we identify themes and evaluate how they fit into the… Show more
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