Adapting to Climate Change through Local Municipal Planning: Barriers and Challenges

Short Summary of Resource
A research paper exploring barriers to local, placed-based planning for adaptation
Detailed description of the resource
This paper draws on the related field of community-based environmental planning (CBEP) and considers barriers to planning based on a case study of three municipalities in Sydney, Australia in 2008. The case study explores how leadership, institutional context and competing planning agendas can serve as constraints or enabling mechanisms for achieving climate adaptation depending upon how they are exploited in any given situation
Keywords
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Adaptation, ECOLOGY Community
Content Owners / Rights Holders
Preston and others: Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change (2011) 16:889–909
Date of Publication
2011
Type of Resource
Research paper
Format of Resource
pdf
Relevant Sector
ALL sectors
Geographical Scope
Local government
Relevant LG Functional Area
Planning and development
Council Type
Urban
URL / DOI for resource access
DOI 10.1007/s11027-011-9301-2
Relevant Governance Indicator
Corporate plan, Community/stakeholder engagement, Adaptation planning