Multi-level governance and institutional processes for climate change adaption in cities

  1. Cristina García Fernández 1
  2. Daniël Peek 1
  3. Richard J. Dawson 2
  4. Oliver Heidrich 2
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  2. 2 Newcastle University, UK
Revista:
Nómadas: Critical Journal of Social and Juridical Sciences

ISSN: 1578-6730

Año de publicación: 2018

Número: 56

Páginas: 5-26

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.33676/EMUI_NOMADS.56.001 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Nómadas: Critical Journal of Social and Juridical Sciences

Resumen

This article describes the institutional processes for climate change in cities, focusing on different levels of governance. The research investigated the activities of the European Union (EU), national and municipal governments and citizen networks in Spain. It utilises Barcelona and Madrid as two Spanish cities that have developed and implemented responses to climate change. The article covers a relevant research gap, since there are relatively few city case studies in Spain that investigate the governance connections at different institutional levels in terms of climate change. We show how different levels of government in adaptation planning and the strength of community networks of stakeholders can do both: reduce costs and improve the efficacy of climate initiatives. The article demonstrated the need for our societies to adapt in the short and long term to address the impacts of global warming and reduce our vulnerability to this global but also very local problem.

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