Urban Climate Resilient Development: Analysis of the Potential to Build Low-Carbon-Resilient City in China

Yan Zheng, Yuan Yuan (), Jianguo Tian () and Guiyang Zhuang
Additional contact information
Yan Zheng: Research Institute of Eco-Civilization, Research Centre for Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 27, Wangfujingdajie, Dongchengqu District, Beijing 100710, P. R. China2College of Applied Economics, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 11, Changyudajie, Fangshan District, Beijing 102400, P. R. China
Yuan Yuan: School of Economics, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11, Fuchenglu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
Jianguo Tian: Green Development Institute, University of Jinan, No. 336, Nanxinzhuangxilu, Jinan 250022, P. R. China
Guiyang Zhuang: Research Institute of Eco-Civilization, Research Centre for Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 27, Wangfujingdajie, Dongchengqu District, Beijing 100710, P. R. China2College of Applied Economics, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 11, Changyudajie, Fangshan District, Beijing 102400, P. R. China

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), 2024, vol. 12, issue 04, 1-19

Abstract: The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights that Climate Resilient Development (CRD) can support sustainable development for all by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and offering adaptation options, while also contributing to innovation and transformation in urban areas. Based on China’s national pilot projects for low-carbon cities, sponge cities, and climate-resilient cities, this paper analyzes the potential and feasibility of Chinese cities in exploring the construction of “low-carbon-resilient cities†. First, referring to the relevant studies, the “Climate-Resilient Index†and “Low-Carbon Development Index†are constructed for 178 cities at or above the prefecture level in China. Second, by comparing the climate resilience index and the level of low-carbon development, this paper categorizes 178 Chinese cities into four groups with the potential to the co-benefits of synergy actions in mitigation and adaptation. Third, this paper showcases the potential and progress from some pilot model cities of the “climate-adaptive cities†in achieving the goal of “climate resilient development†. This paper will help advance China’s synergistic implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation policies, and provide examples and insights for cities in other developing countries to promote climate resilient development.

Keywords: Climate resilient development; climate-resilient cities; low-carbon-resilient cities; adaptation to climate change; co-benefits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S2345748124500246
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wsi:cjuesx:v:12:y:2024:i:04:n:s2345748124500246

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from

DOI: 10.1142/S2345748124500246

Access Statistics for this article

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES) is currently edited by PAN Jiahua

More articles in Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES) from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Tai Tone Lim ().