Article
Construction & Building Technology
Danielle Boyd, Minal Pathak, Renee van Diemen, Jim Skea
Summary: This research explores the approaches taken by eight cities in planning for mitigation co-benefits of adaptation strategies. The research analyses and compares the approaches set out in city adaptation plans, identifies common barriers faced by cities, and outlines three actions as recommendations for cities. The research highlights the importance of delivering mitigation co-benefits of adaptation actions and identifies certain types of co-benefits that are commonly utilized by cities.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Yigang Wei, Ping Gong, Jianhong Zhang, Li Wang
Summary: Public awareness plays a crucial role in the legislation and acceptance of climate change policies, with social media serving as a valuable tool for understanding public perceptions. Analyzing tweets related to carbon emissions trading, this study found increased public attention on the EU-ETS since 2011, with government officials and industry practitioners exerting more influence. Topic followers were mainly concentrated in Belgium, the UK, and some non-regulated countries.
Article
Environmental Sciences
James R. Elliott, Zheye Wang
Summary: The government-funded retreat of homeowners from flood-prone housing is a globally ascendant policy of climate adaptation. Yet, little is known about the participants in terms of their risk tolerance, relocation choices, and the racial and ethnic disparities in their responses. This study combines residential history data, flood risk estimates, and local context indicators to examine how retreat is unfolding in the United States. Results show that voluntary retreat is a localized process that reduces household flood risk. However, there is racial segregation in these movements, with homeowners in majority-White communities more likely to stay in high-risk areas and less likely to relocate to nearby non-White areas.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Gerontology
Bryant Carlson, Jacklyn N. Kohon, Paula C. Carder, Dani Himes, Eiji Toda, Katsuya Tanaka
Summary: This study analyzes states' climate adaptation plans in the United States and assesses how they address the impact of climate change on older adults.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Eliza Kalbarczyk, Robert Kalbarczyk
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the credibility of 44 municipal adaptation plans developed by the largest Polish cities from 2015 to 2019, while identifying the strengths and weaknesses of adaptation planning and explaining the differences in assessment results among cities. The study found that institutional support has a highly positive effect on the credibility of adaptation planning, although the quality of plans varied. Weaknesses in Polish city planning include regulatory issues, past performance, funding, consistency, equity and public opinion. On the other hand, strengths include network membership, adaptation options, and consideration of uncertainty. Future research should focus on developing a method to assess the implementation of planned actions.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Studies
Jonas J. Schoenefeld, Kai Schulze, Nils Bruch
Summary: This article highlights the limited knowledge on the diffusion of adaptation policies and addresses this gap by offering a new interpretation and assessment of the existing literature. The authors examine the motivations, mechanisms, and outcomes of policy diffusion in relation to adaptation, as well as the contextual conditions and channels through which diffusion occurs. They identify avenues for future research and provide insights for practitioners seeking to enhance their adaptation efforts.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cat Hartwell, Sam Lovell, Jeremy J. Hess, Kathleen Dolan, Jamie Vickery, Nicole A. Errett
Summary: Using an implementation science framework, this study aimed to understand and define the barriers and facilitators that determine the breadth and success of climate change and health activities undertaken by state health agencies (SHAs). The study identified funding, state and agency-level prioritization, staff capability and capacity, and political will and polarization as factors that influence the readiness for implementation and implementation climate for climate and health activities. Findings from this study have implications for public health policy and highlight potential pathways to expand support for climate and health activities in S/THAs in the U.S.
Article
Ecology
Tobias Kruse, Giles Atkinson
Summary: This study explores public attitudes and preferences towards the allocation of adaptation funds and finds that the public is more inclined to allocate funds to the most impoverished individuals and supports the "ability-to-pay" approach for funding. Additionally, the study shows that communicating future benefits to UK residents can increase policy support. However, public support for global climate adaptation payments is still inadequate.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Bridget Thodesen, Berit Time, Tore Kvande
Summary: Climate adaptation measures, including sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), are crucial in addressing the challenges posed by urban densification and climate change. However, the implementation of SUDS projects in Norway has been hindered by public resistance. This research explores public perceptions and priorities through a case study in Trondheim, providing insight into the factors that influence public acceptance or resistance towards SUDS projects.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yvette Buist, Marleen Bekker, Lenneke Vaandrager, Maria Koelen, Barbara van Mierlo
Summary: Social learning theory can help understand how diverse actors tackle complex challenges in public health adaptation. This study examines the strategies of oak processionary moth (OPM) adaptation using a social learning framework, and highlights the role of stakeholder relations in the learning process. The study emphasizes the importance of building relationships among stakeholders and taking incremental steps in the learning process to develop new adaptation strategies and prevent negative health impacts.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Urban Studies
Anatoliy Smaliychuk, Agnieszka Latocha-Wites
Summary: This paper critically evaluates the urban climate change adaptation policy and practice in Central Europe, using Polish cities as an example. The study focuses on local policy documents and develops and applies a scoring system for their analysis, particularly on 'green' adaptation concepts. The research reveals that the time of adoption of cities' Strategies and Programmes for Environmental Protection is linked to the scores received, demonstrating the flow of innovation from science into urban policy.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matthew Houser, Beth Gazley, Heather Reynolds, Elizabeth Grennan Browning, Eric Sandweiss, James Shanahan
Summary: Climate change poses serious risks to human communities worldwide, and government policy support for community-wide adaptation is crucial, with public support being key to policy passage. Driving factors for public support for adaptation policy include threat appraisal, climate risk perception, perceived government efficacy, individual climate change beliefs, and social structural characteristics.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ryan C. L. Bullock, Alan Diduck, Jonathan Luedee, Melanie Zurba
Summary: This paper develops a framework that clarifies the interactions among social learning, adaptive capacity, and climate change adaptation at a regional scale in northern Canada. The framework is multi-layered and integrative, encompassing different variables, units, learning outcomes, and climate change adaptations. A post hoc assessment of two climate change disturbances in northern boreal resource systems demonstrates the applicability of the framework.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Scolobig, JoAnne Linnerooth-Bayer, Mark Pelling, Juliette G. C. Martin, Teresa M. Deubelli, Wei Liu, Amy Oen
Summary: This paper explores how to assess claims for transformative adaptation towards more equitable and sustainable societies. A theoretical framework is built upon, describing transformative adaptation across four core elements of the public-sector adaptation lifecycle: vision, planning, institutional frameworks, and interventions. The framework is tested with three government-led adaptation projects, revealing both transformative elements and deficits in institutional frameworks. The findings emphasize the potential for establishing cross-competing priorities, cross-sectoral mechanisms, new dedicated institutions, and programmatic and regulatory mainstreaming in the public sector.
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dominik Braunschweiger, Karin Ingold
Summary: Climate change impacts vary across different geographical contexts and primarily affect local areas, leading to a demand for local solutions. The local level plays a crucial role in adapting to climate change, but many European countries have not fully integrated adaptation into their local policies. We conducted a study on 21 Alpine Swiss municipalities to understand the slow progress of local adaptation. We found that significant past extreme events and high perceived climate risk are important for local adaptation, with the latter being the most influential factor.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gregor Vulturius, Karin Andre, Asa Gerger Swartling, Calum Brown, Mark Rounsevell
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cristian Alarcon Ferrari, Mari Jonsson, Solomon Gebreyohannis Gebrehiwot, Linley Chiwona-Karltun, Cecilia Mark-Herbert, Daniela Manuschevich, Neil Powell, Thao Do, Kevin Bishop, Tuija Hilding-Rydevik
Summary: This commentary focuses on the potential of citizen science to address legitimacy issues in the knowledge base used for transformative governance in the context of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. The commentary argues for the renewal of traditional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment to better implement the SDGs and presents citizen science as a democratic innovation that can strengthen the legitimacy of this process. This approach is seen as especially relevant for analyzing the implementation of SDGs in rural settings with conflict-laden resource contexts.
Article
Development Studies
Neil Powell, Thao Do, Steven Bachelder, Sirkka Tattari, Jari Koskiaho, Turo Hjerppe, Sari Vaisanen, Marek Gielczewski, Mikolaj Piniewski, Marta Ksiezniak
Summary: Science-informed, reductionist policy has failed to effectively address complex problems, requiring systemic practices to deal with interconnected and unpredictable wicked situations. This study shows that game co-design can enhance understanding of wicked situations and facilitate spontaneous cooperation among diverse stakeholders.
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES
(2021)
Article
Geography
Jonathan Raikes, Timothy F. Smith, Neil Powell, Dana C. Thomsen, Eva Friman, David Kronlid, Roy Sidle
Summary: Crisis management planning and response can be enhanced through mutual learning among regional governments and organizations. Comparative analysis of crisis management perspectives in different regions reveals the impact of global processes on crisis characteristics and scales, necessitating the inclusion of more international perspectives in future regional governance.
GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Katja Malmborg, Ida Wallin, Vilis Brukas, Thao Do, Isak Lodin, Tina-Simone Neset, Albert Norstrom, Neil Powell, Karin Tonderski
Summary: This study presents a comparative analysis of four research projects that applied participatory futures methods, aiming to co-produce knowledge about the future provision of ecosystem services in a specific study area. The analysis highlights the importance of flexibility in research design and the need for adaptation as the process unfolds.
ECOSYSTEMS AND PEOPLE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mats Malqvist, Neil Powell
Article
Environmental Sciences
Karin Andre, Asa Gerger Swartling, Mathilda Englund, Linda Petutschnig, Emmanuel M. N. A. N. Attoh, Katharina Milde, Daniel Lueckerath, Adeline Cauchy, Tara Botnen Holm, Mari Hanssen Korsbrekke, Muriel Bour, Erich Rome
Summary: It is important to involve key stakeholders and scientists in the co-production of climate risk assessments, and a careful design and planning process is required to integrate relevant perspectives and promote shared understandings. This study analyzes six case studies in Northern and Central Europe to better understand the challenges and opportunities of co-production processes in different contexts. The results show the different approaches to stakeholder involvement and the various outcomes and impacts of the risk assessments.
FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Linda Petutschnig, Erich Rome, Daniel Lueckerath, Katharina Milde, Asa Gerger Swartling, Carlo Aall, Mark Meyer, Gabriel Jorda, Julie Gobert, Mathilda Englund, Karin Andre, Muriel Bour, Emmanuel M. N. A. N. Attoh, Brigt Dale, Kathrin Renner, Adeline Cauchy, Saskia Reuschel, Florence Rudolf, Miguel Agulles, Camilo Melo-Aguilar, Marc Zebisch, Stefan Kienberger
Summary: As the climate crisis worsens, there is a growing demand for scientific evidence from Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (CRVA). In this study, we propose 12 methodological advancements to the Impact Chain-based CRVA (IC-based CRVA) framework, which combines participatory and data-driven approaches to identify and measure climate risks in complex socio-ecological systems. These advancements improve the framework in terms of workflow, stakeholder engagement, uncertainty management, socio-economic scenario modeling, and transboundary climate risk examination. Through eleven case studies, we demonstrate the effectiveness and applicability of the IC-based CRVA framework in producing accurate and insightful results.
FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mathilda Englund, Marlon Vieira Passos, Karin Andre, Asa Gerger Swartling, Lisa Segnestam, Karina Barquet
Summary: Floods have a disproportionate impact on disadvantaged groups. This paper presents a combined bottom-up and top-down approach to assess social vulnerability to flooding at a sub-municipal level in Sweden. Through participatory methods, variables and indicators for social vulnerability were identified, and a composite social vulnerability index was created. The index revealed spatial injustices and can support municipalities in designing equitable interventions for flood risk reduction.
FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mathilda Englund, Karin Andre, Asa Gerger Swartling, Jenny Iao-Jorgensen
Summary: This paper proposes four methodological guidelines designed to evaluate co-produced climate services. These guidelines can help stakeholders rethink research impact evaluation by identifying complex change pathways, external factors, intangible effects, and unexpected outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Regional & Urban Planning
Gregor Vulturius, Karin Andre, Asa Gerger Swartling, Calum Brown, Mark Rounsevell
JOURNAL OF PLANNING LITERATURE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Karin Andre, Linn Jarnberg, Asa Gerger Swartling, Peter Berg, David Segersson, Jorge H. Amorim, Lena Stromback
Summary: The quality assessment of knowledge for climate change adaptation should take into account specific circumstances of the co-design process, as well as decision-making contexts and non-tangible outcomes, while traditional knowledge quality criteria remain relevant.
FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Morten Graversgaard, Brian H. Jacobsen, Carl Christian Hoffmann, Tommy Dalgaard, Mette Vestergaard Odgaard, Charlotte Kjaergaard, Neil Powell, John A. Strand, Peter Feuerbach, Karin Tonderski
Summary: Natural wetlands have significantly declined worldwide, with even greater losses in Denmark and Sweden. Policies to restore and create wetlands have been implemented since the 1980s, but national targets have not been met in either country. Key success factors for future wetlands implementation include sufficient compensation levels, flexible scheme designs, and information-based strategies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Daniels, Sukaina Bharwani, Asa Gerger Swartling, Gregor Vulturius, Karen Brandon
Article
Development Studies
Gregor Vulturius, Karin Andre, Asa Gerger Swartling, Calum Brown, Mark Rounsevell
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eva Boon, Jurian Vincent Meijering, Robbert Biesbroek, Fulco Ludwig
Summary: This article introduces a global Delphi study, which presents a widely supported definition for successful climate services. The definition emphasizes the importance of user satisfaction and highlights the need for climate service developers to consider climate change uncertainties, build trust and capacity with users, and tailor interactions based on user needs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhiqi Zhang, Xiangyu Jia, Zeren Gongbu, Dingling He, Wenjun Li
Summary: This study conducted research in two villages on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China and found that the village with interactive and supportive government involvement achieved better outcomes compared to the village with forceful government intervention. This highlights the importance of congruence between government actions and community demands in developing self-governance institutions for natural resource management.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yolanda L. Waters, Kerrie A. Wilson, Angela J. Dean
Summary: This study found that climate messages centered around the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are more effective in strengthening intentions to adopt energy reduction behaviors. However, they are limited in motivating more impactful civic and social behaviors, including those seeking to influence climate policy support. Messages emphasizing collective efficacy can enhance message effect and influence the uptake of a broader range of behaviors. Emotions related to distress played a significant role in this effect. This research offers an alternative for expanding beyond traditional climate communication strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel A. Potts, Emma J. S. Ferranti, Joshua D. Vande Hey
Summary: This study investigates the barriers to integrating satellite data into air quality management and proposes the creation of a network of experts to facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange between scientific research and air quality management.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amber W. Datta, Carina Wyborn, Brian C. Chaffin, Michele L. Barnes
Summary: Extreme climate events are changing social-ecological systems and challenging environmental governance paradigms. This study explores governance actors' perspectives on the future of reef management after a crisis and finds that multiple and conflicting visions are shaping the trajectory of coral reef governance.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ranjan Datta, Prarthona Datta
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of learning climate change solutions from the activities of cross-cultural children, and introduces reflective learning, Indigenous Elders land-based teaching, music and arts learning, and positive interactions with cross-cultural children in a cross-cultural community garden.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Julie Lydia Stounberg, Karen Timmerman, Karsten Dahl, Maurizio Pinna, Jon C. Svendsen
Summary: To combat biodiversity loss, the European Union established the Natura 2000 network. However, some sites are still not mapped, and habitats remain undefined. This study compared the definitions of blue mussel reefs in different EU member states and identified significant variations in parameters and limits used for reef identification. The study also highlighted the need for compatible and justified habitat definitions to ensure a consistent level of protection.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shilpi Kundu, Edward A. Morgan, James C. R. Smart
Summary: Climate change impacts in low lying coastal areas, like Bangladesh, are negatively affecting food and livelihood security, necessitating adaptation measures to build resilience. However, the effective implementation of these measures is hindered by a lack of local-level knowledge.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Theodore Tallent, Aiora Zabala
Summary: This study explores how pluralism and social equity are incorporated into the governance of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in the field of conservation. Using a conceptual framework of social equity, the researchers analyze five exemplary cases to understand how practitioners assimilate these principles into their practices and governance processes. The findings highlight a strong commitment to participation and involvement of local communities, along with practices that aim to foster actor participation, build local capacity, and strengthen ownership. The study emphasizes the importance of considering diverse voices, perspectives, and forms of knowledge in conservation governance.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Natalie Sampson, Carmel Price, Melanie Sampson, Mary Bradshaw, Bianca Freeman
Summary: The Title V program of the Clean Air Act provides opportunities for public participation in permit-related decisionmaking, but there is a lack of substantive changes prioritizing environmental justice in overburdened communities. Increasing the use of plain language can improve public participation by enhancing access, transparency, and accountability. Analysis of public notices revealed poor writing quality and a lack of attention to writing strategies for improved understanding and addressing environmental health and justice. Suggestions for improving public notices are provided, emphasizing the need for plain language and environmental health literacy.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Karabi Bezboruah, Amruta Sakalker, Michelle Hummel, Oswald Jenewein, Kathryn Masten, Yonghe Liu
Summary: This study examines the role of a rural, community-based nonprofit organization in addressing coastal flooding. Through an analysis of the Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association (IOBCWA) in Texas, the study finds that the organization has improved the community's adaptive capacity through activities such as community organizing, advocacy, data collection, resident capacity building, and regional communication networks. However, more policies, partnerships, and inclusion of socially vulnerable groups are needed.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Heli Saarikoski, Suvi Vikstrom, Lasse Peltonen
Summary: This paper examines the cormorant conflict in Finland, highlighting the frame conflict resulting from different scales of analysis. The study finds that knowledge co-production processes have the potential to address environmental conflicts and generate practical and contextually appropriate knowledge. Key factors include participants' control over information and third-party facilitation of dialogue.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Naomi Terry, Azucena Castro, Bwalya Chibwe, Geci Karuri-Sebina, Codruta Savu, Laura Pereira
Summary: The practice of envisioning the future has deep roots in African traditions, but is not widely used in conventional futuring methodologies. To achieve a decolonial approach to futuring, it is important to consider diverse pasts and storytelling forms. Stories can serve as mechanisms of power, healing, and diversification, leading to more just and ecologically sustainable futures.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Priya Chetri, Upasna Sharma, P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
Summary: Previous studies have overlooked the role of information in farmers' capacity to adapt to weather and climate variability. This paper examines the relationship between farmers' access to weather information and the uptake of farm-level adaptation strategies, and highlights the potential of information in improving farmers' adaptive capacity. The paper also emphasizes the moderating effect of farmers' social ecosystem on this relationship.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Baker Matovu, Floor Brouwer, Raimund Bleischwitz, Firas Aljanabi, Meltem Alkoyak-Yildiz
Summary: This paper proposes a novel framework for sustainable sand mining based on Ecosystem Service Assessment. It analyzes the case of Kerala, India to demonstrate the impacts of sand mining on local ecosystems and livelihoods. The article also highlights seven key steps that can guide sustainable sand mining and promote integrated governance systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)