Equity Impacts of Urban Land Use Planning for Climate Adaptation: Critical Perspectives from the Global North and South
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
External organisations
- Hospital del Mar Institute for Medical Research (IMIM)
- RTI International
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Cornell Univ
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
A growing number of cities are preparing for climate change impacts by developing adaptation plans. However, little is known about how these plans and their implementation affect the vulnerability of the urban poor. We critically assess initiatives in eight cities worldwide and find that land use planning for climate adaptation can exacerbate socio-spatial inequalities across diverse developmental and environmental conditions. We argue that urban adaptation injustices fall into two categories: acts of commission, when interventions negatively affect or displace poor communities, and acts of omission, when they protect and prioritize elite groups at the expense of the urban poor.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 333-348 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Planning Education and Research |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 11 May 2016 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2016 |
Keywords
- climate adaptation, critical adaptation studies, environmental justice, land use planning, resilience planning