Climate Action and Public Policy - Climate Governance

6 Maio 2023, 09:00 • João Morais Lavadinho Mourato

This session introduces the concept fo Climate Governance. It addresses its multi-stakeholder conceptual framing, its opportunities and pitfalls. Taking stock of the concept of Climate Justice we delve into the politics underpinning the current climate action practices worldwide. 


Reading List: 

•Albers, M. & Deppisch, S. (2013), “Resilience in the Light of Climate Change: Useful Approach or Empty Phrase for Spatial Planning?”, European Planning Studies, 21:10, 1598-1610 Bicknell et al (2010), Adapting cities to climate change, London, Earthscan 


•Anguelovski, I., & Carmin, J. (2011). Something borrowed, everything new: innovation and institutionalization in urban climate governance. Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 3(3), 169-175. 


•Boyd, E., Ensor, J., Broto, V. C., & Juhola, S. (2014). Environmentalities of urban climate governance in Maputo, Mozambique. Global Environmental Change, 26, 140-151. 


•Bulkeley, H. e Tuts, R. (2013) Understanding urban vulnerability, adaptation and resilience in the context of climate change, Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 18 (6), pp. 646-662


•Davidse, B. J., Othengrafen, M. & Deppisch, S. (2015), Spatial planning practices of adapting to climate change. European Journal of Spatial Development 


•Davoudi, S., Crawford, J. e Mehmood, A. (Eds.) (2009), Planning for Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners, London, Earthscan 


•Hughes, S., Chu, E. K. & Mason, S. G. (2018), Climate Change in Cities. Innovations in Multi-Level Governance, Springer 


•Kern, K., & Alber, G. (2009). Governing climate change in cities: modes of urban climate governance in multi-level systems. In The international conference on Competitive Cities and Climate Change, Milan, Italy, 9-10 October, 2009 (pp. 171-196). 


•Pelling, M. (2011), Adaptation to climate change. From resilience to transformation, London: Taylor & Francis 


•Prutsch, A., Grothmann, T., McCallum, S., Schauser, I., Swart, R.(eds) (2014), Climate Change Adaptation Manual. Lessons learned from European and other industrialised countries. Abingdon, Oxon and New York, Routledge 


•Wilson, E. e Piper, J. (2010), Spatial Planning and Climate Change, London, Routledge 


•Wolfram, M., Van der Heijden, J., Juhola, S., & Patterson, J. (2019). Learning in urban climate governance: Concepts, key issues and challenges. Journal of environmental policy & planning, 21(1), 1-15.