Experiences of integrated assessment of climate impacts, adaptation and mitigation modelling in London and Durban

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ID12242523
AutoresClaire Walsh (0000-0002-4047-1216, Newcastle University, autor de correspondencia), C L Walsh (Newcastle University), Debra Roberts (0000-0002-9595-4792, autor de correspondencia), Richard Dawson (0000-0003-3158-5868, autor de correspondencia), R J Dawson (E-mail), John W Hall (0000-0002-2024-9191, autor de correspondencia), A Nickson (E-mail, autor de correspondencia), Rob Hounsome (autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen25
Número2
Páginas361-380
Fecha de publicación2013-09-06
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEnvironment and Urbanization (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0956-2478 • E-ISSN: 1746-0301
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0956247813501121
OpenAlexW2038608933
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas27

The urgent need to reconfigure and transform urban areas to consume fewer resources, emit less pollution, minimize greenhouse gas production, protect natural ecosystems and increase the adaptive capacity to deal with climate risks is widely recognized. The implementation of improved sustainability measures in cities requires integrated thinking that encompasses a whole range of urban functions, often implying a major restructuring of urban energy systems, transport and the built environment, as well as a new approach to the planning and management of natural systems that service urban areas. Many local governments have a limited capacity to deal with such complex and interrelated problems, and this hampers their ability to deal with climate change. With these issues in mind, teams of scientists, practitioners and stakeholders in Durban (led by eThekwini Municipality) and London (led by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research) developed city-scale integrated assessment modelling tools that represent interactions between different urban functions and objectives by linking climate change issues to broader agendas such as spatial planning. This paper reviews each integrated assessment tool, and critically analyzes their effectiveness in terms of technical approach, extent to which they meet policy needs, role of stakeholders in model development and application, barriers to their uptake and the value of and effort required for integration. While these integrated assessment tools did not provide the detailed design information sought by some decision makers, importantly they have stimulated stakeholders to think strategically and hold cross-sectoral conversations around implementing sustainability measures. Despite the technical and institutional challenges associated with the development and uptake of an integrated assessment model, we conclude that they do contribute to the quest for urban sustainability

Business · Civil engineering · Climate change · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Greenhouse gas · Restructuring · Sustainability · Urban planning · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Urban Transport and Accessibility