The article describes and reflects upon how multi-level governance and planning in Sweden
have been affected by and reacted upon three pending major challenges confronting …

Cities are increasingly impacted by climate change, driving the need for adaptation and
sustainable development. Local and global economic and socio-cultural influence are also …

The idea that climate change adaptation is best leveraged at the local scale is a well-
institutionalized script in both research and formal governance. This idea is based on the …

This chapter introduces and lays out the central argument of the book. Adaptation and
politics are discussed, and we argue for the need to understand climate change adaptation …

This article builds on the field of collaborative crisis management, a mix of collaborative
public management (CPM) and crisis management (CM). A field that often focuses on large …

Local strategies and policies are key in climate adaptation, although research shows
significant barriers to progress. Sweden, often seen as progressive in climate change …

The use of strategic visions based on concepts like climate-neutrality, net-zero emissions
and energy efficiency is important to align action and build momentum. The agency of …

Following the widespread acceptance of anthropogenic climate change in the early 1990s,
much of the attention on climate change policy has been focused at the national and …

Local governments are at the forefront of responding to climate change in developing risk
assessments and mitigation and adaptation strategies. In the Australian context, local …

The rapid growth of worldwide industrialization and excessive reliance on fossil fuels have
resulted in the emission of greenhouse gases, intensifying the rise in global temperatures …