TY - JOUR
T1 - Deciding climate change adaptation implementation at the local level
T2 - a tale of two cities in the Netherlands
AU - Baack, Franziska
AU - Kuks, Stefan M.M.
AU - Özerol, Gül
AU - Vinke-de Kruijf, Joanne
AU - Halman, Johannes I.M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024/10/28
Y1 - 2024/10/28
N2 - The implementation of adaptation to climate change lags behind necessary adaptation. Implementation of adaptation often takes place at the local level, influenced by local factors and mechanisms producing mainstreamed or standalone adaptation outcomes. Because mainstreaming adaptation is seen as accelerating adaptation, understanding this process is crucial for expediting its implementation. The lack of insight into the influence of context on mainstreaming and its respective outcomes hinders the transfer of lessons between different contexts. To address this gap, we investigate the question “Why do municipal policy processes lead to either standalone or mainstreamed adaptation implementation decisions?” We apply the Multiple Streams Framework to explain local adaptation implementation decisions to compare adaptation in Enschede and Zwolle, two Dutch adaptation frontrunners. We conclude that issue-linking with locally salient issues facilitates adaptation mainstreaming in a case without problem urgency, whereas a focusing event leads to standalone adaptation implementation if crisisframing is applied.
AB - The implementation of adaptation to climate change lags behind necessary adaptation. Implementation of adaptation often takes place at the local level, influenced by local factors and mechanisms producing mainstreamed or standalone adaptation outcomes. Because mainstreaming adaptation is seen as accelerating adaptation, understanding this process is crucial for expediting its implementation. The lack of insight into the influence of context on mainstreaming and its respective outcomes hinders the transfer of lessons between different contexts. To address this gap, we investigate the question “Why do municipal policy processes lead to either standalone or mainstreamed adaptation implementation decisions?” We apply the Multiple Streams Framework to explain local adaptation implementation decisions to compare adaptation in Enschede and Zwolle, two Dutch adaptation frontrunners. We conclude that issue-linking with locally salient issues facilitates adaptation mainstreaming in a case without problem urgency, whereas a focusing event leads to standalone adaptation implementation if crisisframing is applied.
KW - Climate change adaptation
KW - Local government
KW - Mainstreaming
KW - Mechanisms
KW - Multiple streams
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85207790184&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2024.2418345
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2024.2418345
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85207790184
SN - 0964-0568
JO - Journal of environmental planning and management
JF - Journal of environmental planning and management
ER -