The role of cities and local authorities following COP21 and the Paris Agreement
The article highlights the implications for cities, local authorities and non-party stakeholders of the Paris Agreement and the resolve of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP21. The article focuses on the central role that cities will have in the implementation of the Paris A...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/82004 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/82004 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | City planning--Environmental aspects Climate change mitigation--Congresses Conference of the Parties (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) (21st : 2015 : Paris, France) Sustainable urban development Urban ecology (Sociology) Climate change COP21 Paris Agreement Urban resilience Adaptation Mitigation Urbanisme -- Aspectes ambientals Canvis climàtics -- Congressos Canvis climàtics -- Mitigació Desenvolupament urbà sostenible Ecologia urbana (Sociologia) Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible |
| Sumario: | The article highlights the implications for cities, local authorities and non-party stakeholders of the Paris Agreement and the resolve of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP21. The article focuses on the central role that cities will have in the implementation of the Paris Agreement itself, particularly with reference to mitigation, adaptation, capacity building and technology transfer. The Paragraphs finally identifies the key challenges for cities for their resilience transition, facing present and future climate change challenges, including the need for renewed planning and evaluation approaches and practices. |
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