A research lab at ICTA-UAB
Today, a growing number of cities are preparing for climate change impacts by developing adaptation plans and integrating climate considerations into land use planning. However, to date little is known about how climate adaptation plans and interventions affect the vulnerability of the urban poor. The frequent emphasis on “win-win” adaptation solutions obscures the uneven costs and benefits borne by different groups, while leaving unanswered questions such as: Adaptation for whom, by whom, and how? At BCNUEJ, we believe that new research must be conducted to investigate whether some adaptation efforts are effectively prioritizing the needs of marginalized and vulnerable populations or whether they are merely re-packaging business-as-usual land use planning approaches that have very often left such groups behind. In other words, our focus is on assessing the extent to which current climate adaptation approaches address or, on the contrary, exacerbate existing urban socio-spatial inequities in regard to climate impact exposure and, more generally, socio-economic conditions.
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Climate adaptation as strategic urbanism: assessing opportunities and uncertainties for equity and inclusive development in cities (Cities, 2017)
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When exposure to climate change is not enough: Exploring the adaptive capacity to heatwaves of a multiethnic, low-income urban community in Australia (Urban Climate, 2016)
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Towards critical studies of climate adaptation planning: Uncovering the equity impacts of urban land use planning (Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2016)
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Towards justice in urban climate adaptation: A roadmap for research (Nature Climate Change, 2016)
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Inclusive approaches to urban climate adaptation planning and implementation in the global South (Climate Policy, 2016)