Stimulating urban transition and transformation to achieve sustainable and resilient cities
Author/s
Mendizabal, Maddalen; Heidrich, Oliver; Feliu, Efren; García-Blanco, Gemma; Mendizabal, AlaitzDate
2018-10Keywords
Transition
Transformation
Triggers of change
Barriers
Climate change adaptation
Conceptual framework
Abstract
Political decision-makers need to consider the various challenges and opportunities that climate change can bring, and they must take decisions under high uncertainty to achieve resilient cities. Here, we synthesise the push and pull approaches reported in the literature and employed in practice to achieve sustainable and resilient cities.
First, we present a literature review which identified the major research fields on transition theories, frameworks and methods that underpin this concept. We analyse the conditions for change, identify enablers or triggers for change at governance level for transitioning a city towards sustainability and resilience. We discuss the theories, frameworks and methods which can be used to address the urban climate change challenge at city level.
Second, we present an empirical approach based on stakeholder participation that we conducted to detect the conditions for change. We report on the design and implementation of stakeholder exercises that ...
Type
journal article