Triggers of change to achieve sustainable, resilient, and adaptive cities
This paper proposes pathways and triggers of change for city representatives and decision makers to consider for enabling transition to sustainable, resilient and adaptive cities. It investigates a range of triggers of change, including regulatory, structural/operational, behavioural, awareness, and...
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| author | Maddalen Mendizabal Efren Feliu Carlos Tapia Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar Abhishek Tiwary Joel Sepúlveda Oliver Heidrich |
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| description | This paper proposes pathways and triggers of change for city representatives and decision makers to consider for enabling transition to sustainable, resilient and adaptive cities. It investigates a range of triggers of change, including regulatory, structural/operational, behavioural, awareness, and resources. A conceptual framework for identifying the triggers of change is presented that was developed under a participatory process and tested during stakeholder dialogues with representatives from 15 cities in 12 European countries. The framework comprises of the following three steps: 1. Indicator-based vulnerability assessment, conducted to analyse city vulnerability and problem identification; 2. Constructed visions of the underpinning factors; and 3. Backcasting exercise, to detect the triggers of change. Following a prioritisation exercise across our European sample, regional differences and the prominence of the following patterns in supporting triggers of change have been noted. In Mediterranean region main triggers were public decision and political leadership, regulatory framework (including building codes, accountability, pricing, taxation, penalties and incentives) and learning from disasters triggers of change. Whereas in the Southern-Central region, adaptive multi-level governance, horizontal and vertical improved relationships governance were the main triggers of change. These patterns and framework are applicable to other cities, and indeed to other topics (e.g. mitigation, sustainability, etc.) that support implementation on the ground to achieve truly sustainable, resilient and adaptive cities. We acknowledge the challenges in deriving universally applicable triggers of change, however the study identifies eight overarching triggers of change that can facilitate the transformation of cities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c9e087a441846fdbd11188b01af064a2022-12-21T23:10:07ZengElsevierCity and Environment Interactions2590-25202021-12-0112100071Triggers of change to achieve sustainable, resilient, and adaptive citiesMaddalen Mendizabal0Efren Feliu1Carlos Tapia2Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar3Abhishek Tiwary4Joel Sepúlveda5Oliver Heidrich6TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Energy and Environment Division of Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Edificio 700, Parque Tecnologico de Bizkaia, E-48160 Derio, Spain; Corresponding authors at: Newcastle University, School Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK (O. Heidrich).TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Energy and Environment Division of Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Edificio 700, Parque Tecnologico de Bizkaia, E-48160 Derio, SpainNordregio, Stockholm SE 111 86, SwedenNewcastle University, School Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UKSchool of Engineering and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UKAS Fabrik Bilbao, Campus Bilbao AS Fabrik, Olagorta Kalea, 26, 48014 Bilbao, Bizkaia, SpainNewcastle University, School Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK; Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Corresponding authors at: Newcastle University, School Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK (O. Heidrich).This paper proposes pathways and triggers of change for city representatives and decision makers to consider for enabling transition to sustainable, resilient and adaptive cities. It investigates a range of triggers of change, including regulatory, structural/operational, behavioural, awareness, and resources. A conceptual framework for identifying the triggers of change is presented that was developed under a participatory process and tested during stakeholder dialogues with representatives from 15 cities in 12 European countries. The framework comprises of the following three steps: 1. Indicator-based vulnerability assessment, conducted to analyse city vulnerability and problem identification; 2. Constructed visions of the underpinning factors; and 3. Backcasting exercise, to detect the triggers of change. Following a prioritisation exercise across our European sample, regional differences and the prominence of the following patterns in supporting triggers of change have been noted. In Mediterranean region main triggers were public decision and political leadership, regulatory framework (including building codes, accountability, pricing, taxation, penalties and incentives) and learning from disasters triggers of change. Whereas in the Southern-Central region, adaptive multi-level governance, horizontal and vertical improved relationships governance were the main triggers of change. These patterns and framework are applicable to other cities, and indeed to other topics (e.g. mitigation, sustainability, etc.) that support implementation on the ground to achieve truly sustainable, resilient and adaptive cities. We acknowledge the challenges in deriving universally applicable triggers of change, however the study identifies eight overarching triggers of change that can facilitate the transformation of cities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590252021000167Climate change adaptationClimate policyLow-carbon communitiesStakeholder dialogueVulnerability assessment |
| spellingShingle | Maddalen Mendizabal Efren Feliu Carlos Tapia Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar Abhishek Tiwary Joel Sepúlveda Oliver Heidrich Triggers of change to achieve sustainable, resilient, and adaptive cities City and Environment Interactions Climate change adaptation Climate policy Low-carbon communities Stakeholder dialogue Vulnerability assessment |
| title | Triggers of change to achieve sustainable, resilient, and adaptive cities |
| title_full | Triggers of change to achieve sustainable, resilient, and adaptive cities |
| title_fullStr | Triggers of change to achieve sustainable, resilient, and adaptive cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Triggers of change to achieve sustainable, resilient, and adaptive cities |
| title_short | Triggers of change to achieve sustainable, resilient, and adaptive cities |
| title_sort | triggers of change to achieve sustainable resilient and adaptive cities |
| topic | Climate change adaptation Climate policy Low-carbon communities Stakeholder dialogue Vulnerability assessment |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590252021000167 |
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