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© The Author(s) 2024.While European regions face a range of different climate hazards, little is known about how these differences affect local climate adaptation planning. We present an analytical framework for evaluating local climate adaptation plans (LCAPs) and apply it to 327 cities in 28 countries across different European regions. To do this, we use statistical methods to identify regional clusters based on overall plan quality, impacts, vulnerable population groups, and sectors addressed by LCAPs. By comparing both geographic and statistical clusters, we found (1) significant spatial heterogeneity across European cities but (2) higher average plan quality scores and more consistent strategies across cities in Central and Eastern Europe. Notably, we found no regional differences regarding (a) the climate impacts and vulnerable communities identified in plans: (b) the most commonly addressed impacts, which were urban temperature and changing precipitation patterns; and (c) the residents that cities identified as most vulnerable, namely older people, women, infants, and the sick. Our study provides a spatial analysis of European LCAPs to uncover regional policy perspectives on local climate adaptation issues. Such approaches can effectively inform broader EU, national and regional strategies that aim to support local adaptation planning in a context of multi-level governance.
Author(s): Buzasi A, Simoes SG, Salvia M, Eckersley P, Geneletti D, Pietrapertosa F, Olazabal M, Wejs A, De Gregorio Hurtado S, Spyridaki N-A, Szalmane Csete M, Torres EF, Riznar K, Heidrich O, Grafakos S, Reckien D
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Regional Environmental Change
Year: 2024
Volume: 24
Issue: 2
Online publication date: 11/04/2024
Acceptance date: 22/02/2024
Date deposited: 22/04/2024
ISSN (print): 1436-3798
ISSN (electronic): 1436-378X
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02211-w
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-024-02211-w
Data Access Statement: The questionnaire was used for data extraction by way of document analysis of urban climate adaptation plans, and the data are available at https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:248371. The download of data is restricted until 30th April 2024 to allow authors to publish further analyses and findings. Until that date all data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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