The pursuit of a successful climate adaptation in the Swedish context: Understanding challenges at the local level
(2020) VRSM01 20192Risk Management and Safety Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.)
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
- Abstract
- The work with climate change must be structured hierarchically, with global agreements at the top and local authorities and individuals at the bottom. Although, while climate adaptation is recognized at the global scale, there are challenges getting the adaptive actions implemented in practice at the local level. Knowledge about climate adaptation cannot be generally communicated, rather it must address vulnerabilities in each specific local context. This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of the nature of climate adaptation in Swedish municipalities but also to investigate which factors that may challenge and have an influence on the implementation of adaptive actions. A case study approach was chosen, and it showed challenges... (More)
- The work with climate change must be structured hierarchically, with global agreements at the top and local authorities and individuals at the bottom. Although, while climate adaptation is recognized at the global scale, there are challenges getting the adaptive actions implemented in practice at the local level. Knowledge about climate adaptation cannot be generally communicated, rather it must address vulnerabilities in each specific local context. This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of the nature of climate adaptation in Swedish municipalities but also to investigate which factors that may challenge and have an influence on the implementation of adaptive actions. A case study approach was chosen, and it showed challenges both in terms of tangible resources as well as in the form of psychological biases and political factors. For example, there’s a difficulty to evaluate the adaptation measures which is an issue affecting the motivation to prioritize climate adaptation over investments with an instant value. With further attention to these different challenges, more decisions may be based on a long-term perspective. (Less)
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- author
- Gabrielsson, Lina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- VRSM01 20192
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Climate change adaptation, local level, Sweden, challenges, long-term perspective
- language
- English
- id
- 9005269
- date added to LUP
- 2020-03-04 10:07:58
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- 2020-12-03 14:26:14
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abstract = {{The work with climate change must be structured hierarchically, with global agreements at the top and local authorities and individuals at the bottom. Although, while climate adaptation is recognized at the global scale, there are challenges getting the adaptive actions implemented in practice at the local level. Knowledge about climate adaptation cannot be generally communicated, rather it must address vulnerabilities in each specific local context. This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of the nature of climate adaptation in Swedish municipalities but also to investigate which factors that may challenge and have an influence on the implementation of adaptive actions. A case study approach was chosen, and it showed challenges both in terms of tangible resources as well as in the form of psychological biases and political factors. For example, there’s a difficulty to evaluate the adaptation measures which is an issue affecting the motivation to prioritize climate adaptation over investments with an instant value. With further attention to these different challenges, more decisions may be based on a long-term perspective.}},
author = {{Gabrielsson, Lina}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The pursuit of a successful climate adaptation in the Swedish context: Understanding challenges at the local level}},
year = {{2020}},
}