Urban planning in Swiss cities has been slow to think about climate change
Why and what to do
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13055895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gilles Desthieux (0000-0002-4311-2585, School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg, corresponding author), Florent Joerin (Haute École Pédagogique du Canton de Vaud) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 692-713 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2190-6491 • E-ISSN: 2190-6483 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13412-022-00767-9 |
| PMID | 35756885 |
| OpenAlex | W4283380173 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
Recent years have been marked by a strong popular and political mobilization around climate change. However, to what extent does this mobilization lead to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or the vulnerability of our society to the effects of climate change? This question is at the heart of the research presented, which sought to identify the barriers and levers to the integration of climate issues into urban planning of Swiss cities. The literature review first situates the integration of climate change in Swiss cities in relation to the evolution of practices at the international level. It emerged that Swiss cities have generally been late in integrating climate issues into their public policies. Practices still focus strongly on energy policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but adaptation measures in urban planning are poorly implemented. In order to better understand the reasons for this slow and late integration of climate change into urban planning of Swiss cities, a survey was conducted among more than 200 professionals. It showed that the evolution of practices is generally driven by "pioneering" actors who are strongly mobilized by personal values and who use specialized and scientific sources of information. Finally, two focus groups with representative professionals were organized in order to deepen the barriers and levers observed and to formulate sound recommendations for integrating the climate issue into urban planning. Two lines of action emerged: prioritization (strengthening legal frameworks and organizational structures) and support (training and involvement of climate experts at all stages of urban planning)
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |