A5030087397- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- International Environmental Law and Policies
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Policy Transfer and Learning
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Regional resilience and development
- BIM and Construction Integration
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Q Methodology Applications
Utrecht University
2012-2022
University of Amsterdam
2013
Adaptation to a changing climate is unavoidable. Mainstreaming adaptation objectives into existing policies, as opposed developing dedicated policy, widely advocated for public action. However, knowledge on what makes mainstreaming effective scarce and fragmented. Against this background, paper takes stock of peer-reviewed empirical analyses mainstreaming, in order assess current achievements identify the critical factors that render effective. The results show although most cases policy...
ABSTRACT Environmental policy integration (EPI) refers to the incorporation of environmental concerns in non‐environmental sectors. EPI aims avoid conflicts between and other objectives enhance by directly targeting driving forces degradation. In practice, however, potential has not been fully utilized. Scientific knowledge is found several, largely isolated, bodies literature (on EPI, climate impact assessment/strategic assessment) does provide an adequate answer question what strategies...
Abstract Citizens' initiatives for climate action are actively encouraged by governments to enhance the resilience of communities change. This increased responsibilisation citizens has implications roles governments. The degree government involvement does not necessarily decline, but may need shift: from a regulating and steering towards more collaborative responsive that enables facilitates community self‐governed citizens. However, we lack conceptual understanding such new roles, as well...
The planning and implementation of climate adaptation measures requires the participation citizens. design public is often determined by local government. Yet, it remains largely unclear to what extent there deliberate efforts which objectives are served with designs put into practice. This article reviews three cases in Netherlands, using a theory-derived framework that links nine different could have. These case studies illustrate participants did not depart from an explicitly formulated...
Urban resilience has become a popular notion among urban policymakers and scientists, as way to deal with the many complex issues that cities face. While it positive connotations resonates local agendas, is not always clear what means factors contribute resilience. Additionally, critical literature observes people's views on can differ strongly choices are made in planning implementing often left implicit. In this paper, we describe diagnostic tool tackles these by (1) distilling principles...
This paper aims to understand the role of organizational routines as possible barriers mainstreaming climate adaptation at implementation stage. While into policy documents is relatively easy, these policies seems be more problematic. Barriers often occur during this stage generally undertaken by other actors than policy-makers. These act based on routines. As aim provide stability, they tend reaffirmative. Reorganizing resources and practices initiate then proves difficult. Consequently,...
We develop conceptual understanding of political commitment in two approaches to organising municipal responses climate adaptation. The dedicated approach, based on direct adaptation, implies agenda setting, resource allocation, and clear policy objectives which are expected facilitate rapid implementation due pressure new structures. mainstreaming approach is indirect commitment: adaptation 'piggybacks' the established domains it integrated, institutional entrepreneurs framing considered...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify stimuli for climate adaptation in cities and more specifically explore whether different inspire governance approaches e.g. dedicated (adaptation as a new policy field) or mainstreaming (integrating existing fields). Design/methodology/approach For explorative case study research, an early adapter was selected: Philadelphia (USA). By reconstructing the organization two programs, authors have identified these influence city’s approach....
Climate change-related risks encompass an intensification of extreme weather events, such as fluvial and pluvial flooding, droughts, storms, heat stress. A transparent comprehensive division responsibilities is a necessary—but not the only—precondition for being prepared climate change. In this paper, we present, preliminarily test, method ex-ante assessment public private adaptation in terms comprehensiveness, transparency, legitimacy, effectiveness. This proofs particularly suited...
Abstract Arguments for so‐called citizen responsibilisation, the transfer of responsibilities public services to citizens, are increasingly put forward in several Western‐European countries. An important domain which responsibilisation is advocated that urban climate change adaptation. However, practice, shift taking place only a limited extent. This study aims help explain this by researching Dutch local governments' perceptions on citizens' capabilities as well these preferences regarding...
Mainstreaming climate adaptation requires the inclusion of in policies various policy domains such as water management and spatial planning. This paper investigates organizational values present several municipal departments order to explore their willingness act upon implications for mainstreaming. Q methodology, supplemented by interviews focus groups, applied three major Dutch municipalities – Amsterdam, The Hague Rotterdam reveals value patterns: (1) start today; (2) not us lead; (3)...
The Very Hungry City is an accessible book for policy-makers and those who are interested to learn more on the topic of energy consumption by cities. Overall, enough studies can be found ene...