Abstract
This contribution presents case studies of nine Dutch municipalities.
Interview-based data show that the drivers of local climate adaptation in these cases
are determined more by local contextual factors than by past experience with flooding
or an expected increase of climate change risk. The presence of larger institutional
capacity did not prove to be determinative of the level of action in climate
change adaptation policies. Only in urban cases where a green party administrator
was responsible for environmental affairs was a high level of ‘adaptation action’
observed. Another mediating factor appeared to be the variation in quality of
climate change information
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Resilient cities |
| Subtitle of host publication | Cities and adaptation to climate change proceedings of the Global Forum 2010 |
| Editors | Konrad Otto-Zimmermann |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 265–272 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-94-007-0785-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-94-007-0784-9, 978-94-007-3612-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 1st World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change, Resilient Cities 2010 - Bonn, Germany Duration: 28 May 2010 → 30 May 2010 Conference number: 1 |
Publication series
| Name | Local Sustainability |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2211-2782 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2211-2790 |
Conference
| Conference | 1st World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change, Resilient Cities 2010 |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title | Resilient Cities |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Bonn |
| Period | 28/05/10 → 30/05/10 |
Keywords
- Adaptation
- Climate change
- Local government
- Risk perception
- Adaptive capacity
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