Version 1
: Received: 9 November 2022 / Approved: 14 November 2022 / Online: 14 November 2022 (11:10:35 CET)
How to cite:
Lioubimtseva, E.; Da Cunha, C. The Role of Non-climate Data in Effective Climate Adaptation Planning: Lessons From Small French and American Cities. Preprints2022, 2022110257. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0257.v1
Lioubimtseva, E.; Da Cunha, C. The Role of Non-climate Data in Effective Climate Adaptation Planning: Lessons From Small French and American Cities. Preprints 2022, 2022110257. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0257.v1
Lioubimtseva, E.; Da Cunha, C. The Role of Non-climate Data in Effective Climate Adaptation Planning: Lessons From Small French and American Cities. Preprints2022, 2022110257. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0257.v1
APA Style
Lioubimtseva, E., & Da Cunha, C. (2022). The Role of Non-climate Data in Effective Climate Adaptation Planning: Lessons From Small French and American Cities. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0257.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lioubimtseva, E. and Charlotte Da Cunha. 2022 "The Role of Non-climate Data in Effective Climate Adaptation Planning: Lessons From Small French and American Cities" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0257.v1
Abstract
There is a growing consensus that to effectively adapt to climate change, cities need user-friendly tools and reliable high-resolution biophysical and socio-economic data for analysis, mapping, modeling, and visualization. This study examines availability of various types of information used in climate adaptation plans of 40 municipalities with population less than 300,000 people in the United and in France, probing into the choice and usage of relevant information by small municipalities. We argue that non-climatic spatial data, such as population demographic and socio-economic patterns, urban infrastructure, and environmental data must be integrated with climate tools and datasets to inform effective vulnerability assessment and equitable climate adaptation planning goals. Climate adaptation plans frequently fail to address the existing structural inequalities and environmental injustices in urban infrastructure and land use. Adaptation methodological approaches should be reassessed in the context of much needed societal transformation. Lessons learned from our studies offer valuable insights for potential development of the national and state-level climate adaptation information services for cities.
Keywords
climate change adaptation; adaptation plan; small municipality; France, United States; climate services; information
Subject
Social Sciences, Geography, Planning and Development
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
