TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose In the past 10 years, most countries and cities have published a national adaptation strategy that outlines the strategic approach to reduce the vulnerability to climate change and to adapt to the impacts of it. The existence of an adaptation strategy does not, however, equal implementation of adaptation and the fact that adaptation is taking place across multiple levels also poses new challenges to its efficient implementation. The literature on barriers of adaptation has been increasing rapidly, questioning whether there is a misconception that barriers to implementation can be solved at the local level.Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses the implementation of adaptation strategies across multiple levels of governance by focusing on the land use planning in Finland. The case study examines the implementation of adaptation in the metropolitan region of Helsinki through a policy document analysis.Findings The conclusions highlight that there are barriers at the local level that emerge from the existing governance structures and cannot be solved by the local level alone. There needs to be a further recognition that coordination across levels of governance is a factor in overcoming barriers.Originality/value So far, there are very few studies that have analysed barriers in relation to the implementation of adaptation in a multi-level setting, and none in the land use sector, which is inherently hierarchical in nature.
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
SN  - 1756-8692
DO  - 10.1108/IJCCSM-03-2014-0030
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-03-2014-0030
AU  - Juhola Sirkku
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Barriers to the implementation of climate change adaptation in land use planning: A multi-level governance problem?
T2  - International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 338
EP  - 355
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -