Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy

Cities significantly contribute to climate change and at the same time have governance capacity to act efficiently in the field s of mitigation and adaptation. Their capacity is being increasi ngly recognized by international institutions and has been pointed out as crucial i n the multi-level gover...

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Autores: De Gregorio Hurtado,Sonia, Olazabal, Marta, Salvia, Monica, Pietrapertosa, Filomena, Olazabal, Eduardo, Geneletti, Davide, D'Alonzo,Valentina, Senatro Di Leo, Reckien, Diana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/57311
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.6092/1970-9870/3649
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/57311
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Palabra clave:Climatologia urbana
Espanya
Itàlia
Urban climatology
Spain
Italy
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spelling Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and ItalyDe Gregorio Hurtado,SoniaOlazabal, MartaSalvia, MonicaPietrapertosa, FilomenaOlazabal, EduardoGeneletti, DavideD'Alonzo,ValentinaSenatro Di LeoReckien, DianaClimatologia urbanaEspanyaItàliaUrban climatologySpainItalyCities significantly contribute to climate change and at the same time have governance capacity to act efficiently in the field s of mitigation and adaptation. Their capacity is being increasi ngly recognized by international institutions and has been pointed out as crucial i n the multi-level government scenario of the European Union (EU). Addressing the ch allenges of climate change at urban level is a complex issue w hich requires a holistic approach to strategic urban planning. Unders tanding why and how cities start action can help to identify th e barriers they face when addressing climate change, and how national government s, regions and international bodi es can support local authoriti es in their climate fight. This work aims to contribute to the provision of the knowledge needed to gain a better and deeper insight into u rban climate action. The study investigates the state-of -the-art of urban climate plans in Spain and Italy, two countries which share simila rities on many levels (i.e. cultural, geographical, climate vulnerabilities, urban configurations and institutional framework). The research a nalyses cities that are included in the Eurostat Urban Audit (U A), 26 in Spain and 32 in Italy, focusing on the actions taken by large and medium m unicipalities in reducing their contribution to climate change and becoming mo re resilient to changing weather patterns. The results of the a nalysis show a trend towards increasing awarene ss of climate mitigation (highly focused on ener gy efficiency and the promotion of cleaner ener gy sources), while adaptation remains a local policy area in its infancy in both countries. The study also identifies the beneficial influen ce of national and international climate city networks.Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italia2015info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.6092/1970-9870/3649http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/57311reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)InglésReproducció del document publicat a : https://doi.org/10.6092/1970-9870/3649TeMA. Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 2015, p. 23-46cc-by-sa (c) Olazabal et al., 2015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/573112026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy
title Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy
spellingShingle Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy
De Gregorio Hurtado,Sonia
Climatologia urbana
Espanya
Itàlia
Urban climatology
Spain
Italy
title_short Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy
title_full Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy
title_fullStr Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy
title_full_unstemmed Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy
title_sort Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv De Gregorio Hurtado,Sonia
Olazabal, Marta
Salvia, Monica
Pietrapertosa, Filomena
Olazabal, Eduardo
Geneletti, Davide
D'Alonzo,Valentina
Senatro Di Leo
Reckien, Diana
author De Gregorio Hurtado,Sonia
author_facet De Gregorio Hurtado,Sonia
Olazabal, Marta
Salvia, Monica
Pietrapertosa, Filomena
Olazabal, Eduardo
Geneletti, Davide
D'Alonzo,Valentina
Senatro Di Leo
Reckien, Diana
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author2 Olazabal, Marta
Salvia, Monica
Pietrapertosa, Filomena
Olazabal, Eduardo
Geneletti, Davide
D'Alonzo,Valentina
Senatro Di Leo
Reckien, Diana
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Climatologia urbana
Espanya
Itàlia
Urban climatology
Spain
Italy
topic Climatologia urbana
Espanya
Itàlia
Urban climatology
Spain
Italy
description Cities significantly contribute to climate change and at the same time have governance capacity to act efficiently in the field s of mitigation and adaptation. Their capacity is being increasi ngly recognized by international institutions and has been pointed out as crucial i n the multi-level government scenario of the European Union (EU). Addressing the ch allenges of climate change at urban level is a complex issue w hich requires a holistic approach to strategic urban planning. Unders tanding why and how cities start action can help to identify th e barriers they face when addressing climate change, and how national government s, regions and international bodi es can support local authoriti es in their climate fight. This work aims to contribute to the provision of the knowledge needed to gain a better and deeper insight into u rban climate action. The study investigates the state-of -the-art of urban climate plans in Spain and Italy, two countries which share simila rities on many levels (i.e. cultural, geographical, climate vulnerabilities, urban configurations and institutional framework). The research a nalyses cities that are included in the Eurostat Urban Audit (U A), 26 in Spain and 32 in Italy, focusing on the actions taken by large and medium m unicipalities in reducing their contribution to climate change and becoming mo re resilient to changing weather patterns. The results of the a nalysis show a trend towards increasing awarene ss of climate mitigation (highly focused on ener gy efficiency and the promotion of cleaner ener gy sources), while adaptation remains a local policy area in its infancy in both countries. The study also identifies the beneficial influen ce of national and international climate city networks.
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