Roadmap towards justice in urban climate adaptation research

Linda Shi (), Eric Chu, Isabelle Anguelovski, Alexander Aylett, Jessica Debats, Kian Goh, Todd Schenk, Karen C. Seto, David Dodman, Debra Roberts, J. Timmons Roberts and Stacy D. VanDeveer
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Linda Shi: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Isabelle Anguelovski: Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Alexander Aylett: Centre Urbanisation Culture Société, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Jessica Debats: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kian Goh: School of Architecture, Northeastern University
Todd Schenk: School of Public and International Affairs (0113), Architecture Annex/UAP, Virginia Tech
Karen C. Seto: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
David Dodman: Human Settlements Group, International Institute for Environment and Development
Debra Roberts: eThekwini Municipality
J. Timmons Roberts: Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University
Stacy D. VanDeveer: University of New Hampshire

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 2, 131-137

Abstract: Abstract The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) highlighted the importance of cities to climate action, as well as the unjust burdens borne by the world's most disadvantaged peoples in addressing climate impacts. Few studies have documented the barriers to redressing the drivers of social vulnerability as part of urban local climate change adaptation efforts, or evaluated how emerging adaptation plans impact marginalized groups. Here, we present a roadmap to reorient research on the social dimensions of urban climate adaptation around four issues of equity and justice: (1) broadening participation in adaptation planning; (2) expanding adaptation to rapidly growing cities and those with low financial or institutional capacity; (3) adopting a multilevel and multi-scalar approach to adaptation planning; and (4) integrating justice into infrastructure and urban design processes. Responding to these empirical and theoretical research needs is the first step towards identifying pathways to more transformative adaptation policies.

Date: 2016
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