Shifts in Spatial Plans for Flood Resilience and Climate Adaptation: Examining Planning Procedure and Planning Mandates

Meng Meng, Marcin Dąbrowski and Dominic Stead
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Meng Meng: Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Department of Urbanism, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Julianalaan 134, 2628BL Delft, The Netherlands
Marcin Dąbrowski: Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Department of Urbanism, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Julianalaan 134, 2628BL Delft, The Netherlands
Dominic Stead: Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Department of Urbanism, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Julianalaan 134, 2628BL Delft, The Netherlands

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-24

Abstract: The paper examines the development of different spatial plans to address flood resilience in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, one of the most vulnerable cities to flooding and climate change. The analysis focuses on the differences in planning procedures and planning mandates (determined by different plans in authority) before and after the launch of the Sponge City Plan which calls for numerous spatial resilience measures to address the increasing flood risk. The analysis reveals that the introduction of the Sponge City Plan has changed the role of planning from onlooker to active participant in the arena of flood governance. In addition, new plans combine long-term strategic visions, soft principles, and strict regulations with an aim to promote concrete planning practice between multiple layers with a clear mandate. Despite these shifts, institutional and territorial challenges remain.

Keywords: spatial planning; flood risk management; procedures; mandates; planning tools; horizontal interactions; vertical cross-level coordination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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