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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Tollin, Nicola
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
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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.