Planning for Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

ISSN: 1756-8692

Article publication date: 2 March 2010

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Citation

(2010), "Planning for Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 2 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm.2010.41402aae.001

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Planning for Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners

Article Type: Books and resources From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 2, Issue 1

Edited by Simin Davoudi, Jenny Crawford and Abid Mehmood,Earthscan,London,August 2009,44 pp.,ISBN 9781844076628,£49.95

Climate change is changing the context of spatial planning and shaping its priorities. It has strengthened its environmental dimension and has become a new rationale for coordinating actions and integrating different policy priorities. This book sets out the economic, social, and environmental challenges that climate change raises for urban and regional planners and explores current and potential responses. These are set within the context of recent research and scholarly works on the role of spatial planning in combating climate change.

Addressing both mitigation measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to the effects of climate change, the book provides an overview of emerging practice, with analysis of the drivers of policy change and practical implementation of measures. It scopes planning issues and opportunities at different spatial scales, drawing on both the UK and international experiences and highlighting the need to link global and local responses to shared risks and opportunities.

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