Supporting local adaptation

Autor(en)
Kerstin Krellenberg, Felipe Link, Juliane Welz, Jordan Harris, Katrin Barth, Felipe Irarrazaval
Abstrakt

Climate change and urbanization are two parallel ongoing processes that call for context-specific and overarching responses in order to tackle the complex challenges these processes involve. This article focuses specifically on the challenges associated with socio-environmental fragmentation and residential vulnerability. It is at the household, neighbourhood and municipal levels that often still lack the in-depth analysis necessary for context-specific responses. Therefore, the focus of this article is on the micro and local levels, offering an approach that theoretically combines the two concepts of fragmentation and vulnerability in order to evaluate the utility of this information regarding the development of practical, context-specific local adaptation options in response to two climate change related hazards: flooding and heat. Based on the theoretical framework a three-stage methodological approach is presented, in which each stage includes its own set of specific methodologies with particular scales and elements of analysis, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods. By presenting a theoretical and methodological approach that combines socio-environmental fragmentation and residential vulnerability, and discussing its application in the context of the Metropolitan Area of Santiago de Chile, benefits and constraints of the approach are also explored.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung
Externe Organisation(en)
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación
Journal
Applied Geography
Band
55
Seiten
61-70
Anzahl der Seiten
10
ISSN
0143-6228
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.08.013
Publikationsdatum
12-2014
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
507020 Stadtforschung
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Geography, Planning and Development, Environmental Science(all), Forestry, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden, SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/supporting-local-adaptation(2f6a7c5b-8d49-4b39-b4ee-6ccab834b8ea).html