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Laura Tozer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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urban climate change and sustainability Planning an analysis of sustainability and climate change discourses in local Government plans in canada
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2018Co-Authors: Laura TozerAbstract:This paper clarifies the competing discourses of sustainability and climate change and examines the manifestation of these discourses in local Government Planning. Despite the increasingly significant role of sustainability and climate change response in urban governance, it is unclear whether local Governments are constructing different discourses that may result in conflicting approaches to policy-making. Using a Governmentality approach, this paper dissects the contents of 15 Canadian local Governments’ sustainability plans. The findings show that there are synergies and tensions between discourses of sustainability and climate change. Both share discursive space and shape local governance rationalities, though climate change response logics are not necessarily highlighted even where the action could result in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. In some cases, existing GHG intensive practices are being rebranded as ‘sustainable’. This suggests a tension between discourses of sustainability and cl...
Kathleen Weessies - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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LibGuides: Local Government Planning Reports Online: Michigan Townships
2009Co-Authors: Kathleen WeessiesAbstract:Links to local Government Planning reports available on the Internet. See the gray tabs across the top of the page for various kinds of reports.
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LibGuides: Local Government Planning Reports Online: Michigan Reports
2009Co-Authors: Kathleen WeessiesAbstract:Links to local Government Planning reports available on the Internet. See the gray tabs across the top of the page for various kinds of reports.
Ian Sommerville - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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applying patterns of cooperative interaction to work re design e Government and Planning
Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2002Co-Authors: David Martin, Mark Rouncefield, Ian SommervilleAbstract:This paper presents patterns of cooperative interaction derived from ethnographic studies of cooperative work as devices for generalisation, re-use and design. These patterns consist of examples of similar social and interactional phenomena found in different studies that serve as resources for defining and envisaging design concepts, and potential work process and technical solutions. We outline new pattern examples and demonstrate their use in application to a complex setting: e-Government in local Government Planning
Lara Román Bermejo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Local power and land use: spatial implications for local energy development
Energy Sustainability and Society, 2015Co-Authors: Cheryl De Boer, Patricia Martinez Alonso, Verónica Hernández Jiménez, Jaime Díaz Pacheco, Hans Bressers, Richard Hewitt, Lara Román BermejoAbstract:The decentralised and private nature of small-scale renewable energy development does not fit traditional models of Government Planning and oversight. The land use impacts related to these developments are not well understood and data is lacking related to the environmental, social and economic impacts that can occur under various scenarios.
Darryn Mcevoy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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frame divergence in climate change adaptation policy insights from australian local Government Planning
Environment and Planning C-government and Policy, 2014Co-Authors: Hartmut Funfgeld, Darryn McevoyAbstract:Complex policy issues such as climate change adaptation can be interpreted in many different ways, resulting in different assumptions about their purpose and goals. Using material from a qualitative study in the Australian local Government sector, this research shows that stakeholders involved in local adaptation policy formulation often do not have a shared view about the meaning and purposes of adaptation, although such shared understanding is commonly assumed in adaptation processes. Drawing on the frame-research literature and current conceptualisations of climate change adaptation, we argue that subconscious frame divergence can present a major challenge for effective organisational-level adaptation. Conversely, making frames and framing processes explicit is a first step towards clarifying adaptation goals and generating shared ownership of adaptation processes. While frames have been shown to be intrinsically subjective, we discuss three dominant frames that emerged from the study: avoiding disasters, community resilience, and averting organisational risk. We evaluate these in light of their theoretical origin and recent application towards climate change adaptation. Our research suggest that the ‘averting organisational risks’ frame is by far the most commonly activated frame. Individuals working in the community services sector frequently referred to the ‘community resilience’ frame, while the ‘avoiding disasters frame’ was used in public and policy discourse to circumvent the arguments of those sceptical about the existence and causes of climate change. We suggest that, by incorporating frame reflexivity into existing adaptation Planning processes, a more diverse range of policy options can be explored, delivering more effective adaptation policies. Keywords: climate change adaptation, organisational adaptation, frames, complex policy issues, local Government
