In this review, we take stock of the last decade of research on climate change governance in
urban areas since the 2009 conference in Copenhagen. Using a systematic evaluation of …

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Options for Managing Risk Coordinating Lead Authors: Mark New (South Africa), Diana …

Analyzing emerging practices of collaboration in planning and public policy to overcome the
challenges complexity, fragmentation and uncertainty, the authors present a new theory of …

Over the past decade, regions worldwide have developed initiatives to tackle climate
change adaptation at the metropolitan scale. Faced with barriers to adaptation planning and …

The effectiveness of municipal climate change mitigation policies depends partly on local
governments' ability to coordinate with each other regionally. Yet coordination on climate …

By sharing best practices and lessons learned among member cities, professional and
learning networks have become prominent actors in supporting and shaping local climate …

Globally, the consequences of climate change have rapidly necessitated local government
action to mitigate and adapt to rising sea levels, increased storm frequency, and higher …

Problem, research strategy, and findings Florida's 2015 Peril of Flood Act requires that
coastal localities incorporate sea level rise (SLR) planning policies into their comprehensive …

Local communities around the world are directly exposed to impacts of climate change. It is
also clear that many local governments are politically and economically constrained in their …

Problem, research strategy, and findings With its densely built coastline and economic and
fiscal reliance on development, Florida is an extreme case of how climate change threatens …