Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Territory Spatial Planning Systems: Challenges and Approaches Based on Practices in Guiyang

Li Zong, Fan Yang () and Xinsheng Pei
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Li Zong: Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guokang Road 38, Shanghai 200092, China
Fan Yang: Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Xinsheng Pei: Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guokang Road 38, Shanghai 200092, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: Integrating climate change adaptation into spatial planning has become a global goal in the field of spatial planning. Despite the various relevant policies proposed by governments, there is still a lack of common practice in the field of climate change research and territory spatial planning preparation and research in China. In this study, climate change adaptation planning in the territory spatial planning system (TSPS), based upon risk assessment, is explored using downscaled climate change prediction data (derived from CMIP5) and prefectural master territory spatial planning (MTSP) data from Guiyang. The study found that such practices, despite their feasibility, still face systemic challenges given the current planning system in China, e.g., the deficiency of climate change impact data and analyses, the absence of essential planning tools, and the unsuitability of the current planning system for the integration of adaptation actions. We propose corresponding approaches based on our empirical planning experience and discuss prospects for relevant research and planning.

Keywords: climate change; adaptation; territory spatial planning; planning policy; Guiyang; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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