Local governments are expected now more than ever to lead climate action planning as
climate change intensifies and urbanization increases rapidly. However, studies indicate …

Despite considerable interest in urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in recent decades,
its contributions to urban sustainability and human wellbeing remain contested. This …

Assessing global progress on human adaptation to climate change is an urgent priority.
Although the literature on adaptation to climate change is rapidly expanding, little is known …

Climate change and air pollution have been a matter of serious concern all over the world in
the last few decades. The present review has been carried out in this concern over the …

The recent and projected upward trends in the frequency and intensity of climate-induced
events in cities have enhanced the focus on adaptation. In addition to enhancing the …

Earth's warming climate is causing heat waves to become more frequent, longer lasting, and
hotter, while occurring in locations unaccustomed to such weather events. Extreme heat …

Highlights•Policy integration is a continuous process of adjustment through reflexivity and
learning.•There are key processual and structural reasons why governments pursue …

Cities are emerging as leading forces for climate change adaptation and resilience. Many
approaches and tools have been developed and used to measure climate resilience in …

A bstract Cities can be severely affected by climate change. Hence, many of them have
started to develop climate adaptation strategies or implement measures to help prepare for …

A key challenge for effective, ongoing urban climate adaptation is to adapt institutions within
urban governance. While an extensive foundation of empirical knowledge on urban climate …