A Climate of Planning: Swedish Municipal Response to Climate Change
(2009) p.262-271- Abstract
- This is "an account of variable responses from Swedish municipalities in terms of both adaptation and mitigation measures. By looking at the relationships between national and municipal policies, Langlais examines the adaptation barriers and acknowledges the role of 'visionary individuals' in some municipalities for initiating local actions unders similar institutional and governance conditions. He analyses the effects of two subsequent national plans that encouraged the municiplities to actively engage in mitigation measures. These incentives gave major impetus to the development of networks of eco-municipalities and those engaged in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The author argues for the role of planners in building knowledge and... (More)
- This is "an account of variable responses from Swedish municipalities in terms of both adaptation and mitigation measures. By looking at the relationships between national and municipal policies, Langlais examines the adaptation barriers and acknowledges the role of 'visionary individuals' in some municipalities for initiating local actions unders similar institutional and governance conditions. He analyses the effects of two subsequent national plans that encouraged the municiplities to actively engage in mitigation measures. These incentives gave major impetus to the development of networks of eco-municipalities and those engaged in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The author argues for the role of planners in building knowledge and expertise at local levels to face the challenges of climate change" (quoted in the Introduction to Part 3, by Abid Mehmood, pp 219-221, in the same volume). (Less)
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- author
- Langlais, Richard LU
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Climate change, planning for climate change, adaptation, mitigation, integration of adaptation and mitigation, regional planning, spatial behavior, climatic changes, climate change planning, local responses to climate change, Sweden, climate change legislation
- host publication
- Planning for Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners
- editor
- Davoudi, Simin ; Crawford, Jenny and Mehmood, Abid
- pages
- 262 - 271
- publisher
- Earthscan Publications Ltd.
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84873674478
- ISBN
- 978-1-84407-662-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- c1d89b18-8d10-47ae-9686-49c7af65b9b0 (old id 2426484)
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- 2016-04-04 09:58:35
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abstract = {{This is "an account of variable responses from Swedish municipalities in terms of both adaptation and mitigation measures. By looking at the relationships between national and municipal policies, Langlais examines the adaptation barriers and acknowledges the role of 'visionary individuals' in some municipalities for initiating local actions unders similar institutional and governance conditions. He analyses the effects of two subsequent national plans that encouraged the municiplities to actively engage in mitigation measures. These incentives gave major impetus to the development of networks of eco-municipalities and those engaged in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The author argues for the role of planners in building knowledge and expertise at local levels to face the challenges of climate change" (quoted in the Introduction to Part 3, by Abid Mehmood, pp 219-221, in the same volume).}},
author = {{Langlais, Richard}},
booktitle = {{Planning for Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners}},
editor = {{Davoudi, Simin and Crawford, Jenny and Mehmood, Abid}},
isbn = {{978-1-84407-662-8}},
keywords = {{Climate change; planning for climate change; adaptation; mitigation; integration of adaptation and mitigation; regional planning; spatial behavior; climatic changes; climate change planning; local responses to climate change; Sweden; climate change legislation}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{262--271}},
publisher = {{Earthscan Publications Ltd.}},
title = {{A Climate of Planning: Swedish Municipal Response to Climate Change}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5430760/2426485.pdf}},
year = {{2009}},
}