Challenges for governance and flood resilience in coastal cities

The case study of Cozumel (Mexico)

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ID17824564
AuthorsSahai Nichola Kerisa Gibbs (0009-0007-5768-8730, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México), Carlos Alberto Pérez-Ramírez (0000-0002-8074-2391), Óscar Frausto Martínez (0000-0002-6610-5193)
Year2026
Pages1-39
Publication date2026-04-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista iberoamericana de estudios de desarrollo = Iberoamerican journal of development studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2254-2035 • E-ISSN: 2254-2035
PublisherUniversidad de Zaragoza (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.12836
OpenAlexW7159799600
LanguageEN
References cited37

Cities located close to the shoreline, due to their population density, physical characteristics, and inadequate planning, have long been exposed to inundation. However, climate change and variability have altered flood dynamics, increasing their intensity and frequency. Tourism-dependent urban areas are particularly affected, highlighting the need to strengthen the adaptive capacities of climate adaptation strategies. This research analyses from a management perspective the level of coordination among various stakeholders involved in flood response in Cozumel (Mexico), in relation to climate sustainability. The methodology adopts public institutional leadership as a framework, for analysing coordination among actors in planning and management of urban coastal floods; considering the scope of the legal and planning framework, the identification of actors, social perceptions of floods, a mapping of collaboration among key actors, and resilience-based structural elements

Adaptive capacity · Climate change · Corporate governance · Flood myth · Population · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Scope (computer science) · Urban planning · Disaster Management and Resilience · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Urban Stormwater Management Solutions

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