Multi-level coordination of climate change adaptation: by national hierarchical steering or by regional network governance?

Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Mydske, Per Kristen; Dahle, Elisabeth

doi:10.1080/13549839.2012.738657

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“…Many of the actors who take decisions and implement measures at a local governance scale are also embedded in other governance systems on multiple scales, which may be contextually related or not (Ingold et al 2010, Hanssen et al 2013. Social-ecological systems (SES) are more manageable on a lower scale, e.g., a patch of land is easier to manage than a whole landscape; but at the same time, the smaller system may be less resilient to change factors and external challenges (Gunderson and Holling 2002, Young 2002, Walker et al 2004, Dakos et al 2015.…”

Section: Climate Change In the Surselva-gotthard Regionmentioning

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Resilience to climate change in a cross-scale tourism governance context: a combined quantitative-qualitative network analysis

Luthe¹,

Wyss²

2016

E&S

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Resilience to climate change in a cross-scale tourism governance context: a combined quantitativequalitative network analysis. Ecology and Society 21 (1) ABSTRACT. Social systems in mountain regions are exposed to a number of disturbances, such as climate change. Calls for conceptual and practical approaches on how to address climate change have been taken up in the literature. The resilience concept as a comprehensive theory-driven approach to address climate change has only recently increased in importance. Limited research has been undertaken concerning tourism and resilience from a network governance point of view. We analyze tourism supply chain networks with regard to resilience to climate change at the municipal governance scale of three Alpine villages. We compare these with a planned destination management organization (DMO) as a governance entity of the same three municipalities on the regional scale. Network measures are analyzed via a quantitative social network analysis (SNA) focusing on resilience from a tourism governance point of view. Results indicate higher resilience of the regional DMO because of a more flexible and diverse governance structure, more centralized steering of fast collective action, and improved innovative capacity, because of higher modularity and better core-periphery integration.Interpretations of quantitative results have been qualitatively validated by interviews and a workshop. We conclude that adaptation of tourism-dependent municipalities to gradual climate change should be dealt with at a regional governance scale and adaptation to sudden changes at a municipal scale. Overall, DMO building at a regional scale may enhance the resilience of tourism destinations, if the municipalities are well integrated.

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Section: Climate Change In the Surselva-gotthard Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resilience to climate change in a cross-scale tourism governance context: a combined quantitative-qualitative network analysis

Luthe¹,

Wyss²

2016

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“…Recent decades have seen the establishment of a more egalitarian relationship between governmental levels, in recognition of the need for both universal scientific knowledge and local knowledge derived from the municipalities (Marks and Hooghe, 2004). It is thus important to highlight the multilevel governance dimension in complex and intricate policy fields, such as climate change adaptation (Bouckaert et al, 2010;Christensen and Laegreid, 2011;Dannevig and Aall, 2015;Sørensen and Torfing, 2005;Hanssen et al, 2013;Kern and Bulkeley, 2009). There is growing awareness of the importance of interpreting universal scientific knowledge within local contexts, and of downscaling the climate change scenarios at local levels, as a means to identify robust adaptation strategies (Orderud and Naustdalslid, 2017).…”

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“…In this paper, the term "multilevel network" is used to describe a network that incorporates at least two public sector authority levels within its structure. Multilevel networks have been shown to play central roles ensuring greater awareness and learning (Hanssen et al, 2013;Klaussen et al, 2015;Flyen et al, 2017), but little is known of the mechanisms operating within a network that result in specific actions.…”

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“…For Norway, these responsibilities are set out in the White Paper Climate adaptation in Norway (St.33, 2012. As in other Nordic and European countries, Norwegian laws and regulations on climate change adaptation measures are broad in scope and open to interpretation (Junker, 2015;Hanssen et al, 2013;Wejs et al, 2014). Local municipalities have been delegated overall responsibility and the authority to decide how and to what extent climate change adaptation measures should be implemented.…”

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Multilevel networks for climate change adaptation – what works?

Hauge

Hanssen²,

Flyen

2019

IJCCSM

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download. Design/methodology/approach -The findings are based on 12 qualitative interviews taken from two case studies, and the results are explained in relation to the multilevel network framework and environmental psychology.Findings -Multilevel networks can promote learning and identification of specific actions in connection with climate change adaptation. The aim should be to establish interdisciplinarity, with participants from at least two authority levels. Representatives should be in positions that enable them to introduce acquired knowledge to the organization and influence its application. A network requires organizational commitment, during the initial phase and throughout the follow-up process. Municipal leaders (mayors) must be aware of the network, act as signatories to relevant documents, and be familiar with participating representatives. Commitment to knowledge application within the organization also requires that participants understand where and how to work strategically to convert new ideas into action.Practical implications -This paper presents practical and research-based guidelines for the management of climate change adaptation networks at municipal, county and national authority levels.Originality/value -This paper combines political science and environmental psychology perspectives as a means of analysing network achievements. A psychological approach may help to promote a greater understanding of why and how network knowledge is transferred.

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“…In most cases sub-national entities are found to be acting independently of the long term planning at each level. Better coordination across governance hierarchies is definitely expected to facilitate greater ambition and achievement on climate change at the national level (Hanssen et al 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Testing the efficacy of voluntary urban greenhouse gas emissions inventories

Khan

Sovacool

2016

Climatic Change

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Abstract:Drawing from an original dataset of urban metropolitan carbon footprints, in this paper we explore the correlations between national level climate change commitments and sub-national level inventories. We ask: Does ambitiousness in commitment have an impact on performance in footprint reduction? Does having long-term commitments affect performance in footprint reduction? Do binding national level commitments (such as those under the Kyoto Protocol) affect performance at the city level in terms of footprint reduction? To provide answers, we synthesize data from the largest repository of voluntary subnational commitments and actions towards footprint reduction and greenhouse gas inventories from around the world, the Carbonn platform. More than 500 cities report at least one action, commitment or inventory to this database. We find, using a subset of this database, perhaps counter intuitively that cities with more ambitious commitments do not necessarily have steeper reductions in emissions. Our data also suggests that having long-term self-reported goals did not make the cities perform better in terms of footprint reduction. This appeared to be true for both government and community commitments reported. Lastly, and positively, our data did reveal a statistically significant effect for cities belonging to countries that had committed to the Kyoto Protocol, suggesting the necessity of binding national (and supranational) climate targets.

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Multi-level coordination of climate change adaptation: by national hierarchical steering or by regional network governance?

Cited by 77 publications

References 40 publications

Resilience to climate change in a cross-scale tourism governance context: a combined quantitative-qualitative network analysis

Resilience to climate change in a cross-scale tourism governance context: a combined quantitative-qualitative network analysis

Multilevel networks for climate change adaptation – what works?

Testing the efficacy of voluntary urban greenhouse gas emissions inventories

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