building more sustainable and resilient cities and thus achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research …

building more sustainable and resilient cities and thus achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research …

This paper argues for an increased emphasis on the institutions of risk governance and management in understanding … Adaptive Capacity Index to unpack the role played by formal governance institutions in mediating resilience to extreme heat …

climate action, a thorough understanding of the governance of transformative change towards the decarbonisation of cities is …While cities are important emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG), they are also vulnerable to the impacts of climate … change; at the same time they constitute innovation hubs for climate action. For cities to fulfil their potential for global …

rather than administrative boundaries. The analysis finds that cities with fragmented governance structures tend to have … that contrasts cross-country evidence on agglomeration benefits with the productivity impact of metropolitan governance … structures, while taking into account the potential sorting of individuals across cities. The comparability of results in a multi …

implemented in various cities over the past 20 years, more recent efforts of urban management have also included actions taken to … adapt to increasing temperatures, sea level and extreme events. Through the examination and comparison of seven cities, this … choices, and the roles of governance and finance in urban adaptation to climate change. Lessons learned from these seven cases …