The role of spatial planning in adapting to climate change

Anna C. Hurlimann; Alan P. March

doi:10.1002/wcc.183

journal article Jul 18, 2012

The role of spatial planning in adapting to climate change

Anna C. Hurlimann

Alan P. March

WIREs Climate Change Vol. 3 No. 5 pp. 477-488 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractSpatial planning has been identified as a critical mechanism through which climate change adaptation can be facilitated. We review the role of spatial planning as a tool for adaptation to climate change. In doing so, we describe common planning processes and tools. Six capacities of spatial planning that have the potential ability to facilitate climate change adaptation are identified and discussed. These principally relate to spatial planning's ability to: act on matters of collective concern; manage competing interests; cut across scales; reduce and act on uncertainty; act as a knowledge repository; and be oriented to the future while integrating a range of diverse systems. Methods (tools) for planning which have the capacity to address climate change adaptation are presented and discussed. In light of these capacities and acknowledged limitations in planning practice, we identify three key challenges to spatial planning for adaptation: (1) developing conviction; (2) facilitating equitable processes and outcomes; and (3) transforming planning systems from passive to proactive.WIREs Clim Change2012 doi: 10.1002/wcc.183This article is categorized under:Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change > Institutions for Adaptation

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Published: Jul 18, 2012
Vol/Issue: 3(5)
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Anna C. Hurlimann, Alan P. March (2012). The role of spatial planning in adapting to climate change. WIREs Climate Change, 3(5), 477-488. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.183

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