Transnational municipal networks and climate change adaptation: A study of 377 cities

Heikkinen, Milja; Karimo, Aasa; Klein, Johannes; Juhola, Sirkku; Ylä‐Anttila, Tuomas

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120474

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“…They organize events, produce information (e.g., reports on their members' climate actions), offer tools and/or resources and represent cities internationally. TMNs originally concentrated on mitigation, but adaptation has increasingly become part of their agenda (Heikkinen et al, 2020). Today, there exists a large variety in TMNs for the purpose of global environmental governance.…”

Section: Networking As a Tool In The Marine Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research on the activities of TMNs in the field of adaptation and mitigation of climate change is relatively new in the literature. Scholars are interested in e.g., the role of TMNs in shaping the trend of the emerging urban climate governance (Bulkeley et al, 2003;Toly, 2008;Kern and Bulkeley, 2009;Juhola and Westerhoff, 2011;Lee, 2013), their effects, including their capacity to generate novelties (Papin, 2019(Papin, , 2020, the role of networks in urban 'experimentation' (Smeds and Acuto, 2018), and the actual impact of network participation, especially in the context of adaptation (Heikkinen et al, 2020).…”

Section: Networking As a Tool In The Marine Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cities are particularly sensitive areas, especially coastal ones. In cities with a high population density, the adverse effects of climate change are even more compounded (Heikkinen et al, 2020). The intensification of urban heat islands, a rise in sea-levels, heavy rainfalls causing flooding, strong winds, associated changes in storm patterns, and erosion-are a threat to coastal ecosystems as well as to local economies and human life (Hallegatte et al, 2013;Wong et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Implementation of mitigation and adaptation actions is a process that requires the involvement of many actors and institutions on a local, regional, national, and international level (Dupuis and Biesbroek, 2013;Busch et al, 2018;Donatti et al, 2020;Kotynska-Zielinska et al, 2020). Cities undertake actions individually and/or collectively, in cooperation with central administrations, regional authorities, the private sector, and other cities [both nationally and internationally] (Woodruff and Stults, 2016;Heikkinen et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In other words, within the scope of the first goal we investigate whether networks of cities focus on adaptation or mitigation, and how visible (or how important) the marine environment appears to be in terms of their actions. Within the scope of the second goal, we explore if networks of cities have progressed from soft cooperation instruments (mainly focused on the exchange of knowledge and best practices; e.g., Mansard et al, 2017;Heikkinen et al, 2020) toward more innovative and concrete actions, and whether they have introduced any monitoring activities that would allow to assess the uptake and effectiveness of jointly developed strategies and actions.…”

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Transnational Municipal Networks as a Mechanism for Marine Governance Toward Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Between Potential and Practice

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Many municipalities undertake actions individually and/or collectively, in cooperation with central administrations, regional authorities, the private sector, and other municipalities (both nationally and internationally). This paper aims to examine how they use transnational municipal networks (TMNs) as a tool for cooperation that supports marine governance in the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation. The analysis is carried out at two dimensions: spatial range (global or regional) and spatial identity (coastal or inland). Three case studies of TMNs are examined in detail: the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40); Connecting Delta Cities (CDC) and the Union of Baltic Cities (UBC). As research has shown, due to their organizational and normative limitations and a lack of maturity in ocean literacy, TMNs are not able to fully engage in all the activities related to climate change adaptation and mitigation as suggested by the UNEP. The TMNs implement both mitigation and adaptation measures, although ‘soft’ mitigation actions seem to be the most common. While the scale and innovativeness of a networks’ operation are determined by their specificity resulting from their spatial identity, the effectiveness of jointly developed strategies and actions depend heavily on the allocation of human resources and the level of commitment of the involved cities toward becoming leaders.

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Section: Networking As a Tool In The Marine Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Networking As a Tool In The Marine Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Trading off benefits and requirements: How do city networks attract cities to their voluntary environmental programmes?

Berrueta

Heijden

2021

Env Pol Gov

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Voluntary programmes provide city networks with a central link to their city members. These voluntary programmes provide cities with benefits (e.g., knowledge, recognition, access to resources) if they meet the city network's programme requirements. This article seeks to understand how city networks make trade-offs between programme benefits and requirements to attract cities to the programmes they offer. We do so by analysing 55 voluntary programmes offered by 22 climaterelated city networks using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). We are particularly interested in the design of voluntary programmes that attract large numbers of participants. We find three main insights. First, programmes with a clear, single benefit are more attractive to city members than programmes with a broad range of benefits. Second, the combination of programme requirements and commitments allows city networks to target cohorts of cities based on their capacities and needs. Finally, cities are attracted to programmes that do not explicitly ask for direct results.

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Living in Mediterranean cities in the context of climate change: A review

Nastos,

Saaroni

2024

Intl Journal of Climatology

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The Mediterranean region contains some of the areas with the highest urban density in the world, and these areas keep expanding, making this region a “hotspot” of climate change. Life in the Mediterranean unfolds predominantly outdoors throughout the year, exposing its inhabitants to an evolving climate that is progressively harsher and punctuated by increasingly frequent extreme weather events. More and more people are going to be exposed to severe heat waves, droughts, water shortage, dust storms, forest fires and poor air quality on the one hand, and torrential rains and floods on the other hand. The urban heat island further increases thermal stress of city dwellers and plays a key role in citizens' health and well‐being. In this exhaustive review, based on state‐of‐the‐art studies we delve into the realm of climate change and extreme weather phenomena as they intersect with urban populations in Mediterranean cities, both in the present and in the foreseeable future. Our focus lies on identifying knowledge gaps, inconsistencies in observed climatic hazards and shortcomings in assessing the associated risks and their societal and environmental ramifications. Moreover, we undertake a comprehensive survey of future predictions exploring the variables thermal stress, air pollution, air quality and characteristics of the hydro‐climatic systems, that is, droughts, fires and floods. Yet, critical knowledge gaps persist in understanding the science, the coping mechanisms, the strategies for preparedness and adaptation and the intricate interplay between these facets and societal dynamics. The developing countries in the Mediterranean region stand exceptionally vulnerable. It is imperative for more affluent nations to share their expertise and extend assistance to less developed counterparts, aiding them in navigating climate‐related challenges, devising adaptive strategies and facilitating their implementation.

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Transnational municipal networks and climate change adaptation: A study of 377 cities

Cited by 82 publications

References 31 publications

Transnational Municipal Networks as a Mechanism for Marine Governance Toward Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Between Potential and Practice

Transnational Municipal Networks as a Mechanism for Marine Governance Toward Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Between Potential and Practice

Trading off benefits and requirements: How do city networks attract cities to their voluntary environmental programmes?

Living in Mediterranean cities in the context of climate change: A review

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