npj Urban Sustainability (Mar 2023)
Quality of urban climate adaptation plans over time
- Diana Reckien,
- Attila Buzasi,
- Marta Olazabal,
- Niki-Artemis Spyridaki,
- Peter Eckersley,
- Sofia G. Simoes,
- Monica Salvia,
- Filomena Pietrapertosa,
- Paris Fokaides,
- Sascha M. Goonesekera,
- Léa Tardieu,
- Mario V. Balzan,
- Cheryl L. de Boer,
- Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado,
- Efrén Feliu,
- Alexandros Flamos,
- Aoife Foley,
- Davide Geneletti,
- Stelios Grafakos,
- Oliver Heidrich,
- Byron Ioannou,
- Anna Krook-Riekkola,
- Marko Matosovic,
- Hans Orru,
- Kati Orru,
- Ivan Paspaldzhiev,
- Klavdija Rižnar,
- Magdalena Smigaj,
- Maria Szalmáné Csete,
- Vincent Viguié,
- Anja Wejs
Affiliations
- Diana Reckien
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-Information Management, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente
- Attila Buzasi
- Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Marta Olazabal
- Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Parque Científico UPV/EHU, Edificio Sede 1, Planta 1
- Niki-Artemis Spyridaki
- Technoeconomics of Energy Systems Laboratory (TEESlab), Department of Industrial Management and Technology, University of Piraeus
- Peter Eckersley
- Nottingham Trent University
- Sofia G. Simoes
- The National Energy Laboratory of Portugal (LNEG), Unit on Resource Economics, Estrada da Portela
- Monica Salvia
- Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis – National Research Council of Italy, C.da S. Loja
- Filomena Pietrapertosa
- Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis – National Research Council of Italy, C.da S. Loja
- Paris Fokaides
- School of Engineering, Frederick University
- Sascha M. Goonesekera
- Metroeconomica, Colon de Larreategui, 26 1°
- Léa Tardieu
- TETIS, INRAE, AgroParisTech, CIRAD, CNRS, Université Montpellier
- Mario V. Balzan
- Institute of Applied Sciences, Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology
- Cheryl L. de Boer
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-Information Management, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente
- Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado
- School of Architecture, Department of Urban and Spatial Planning, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- Efrén Feliu
- TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA); Energy, Climate and Urban Transition Unit of Tecnalia Research & Innovation; Edificio 700, Parque Tecnólogico de Bizkaia
- Alexandros Flamos
- Technoeconomics of Energy Systems Laboratory (TEESlab), Department of Industrial Management and Technology, University of Piraeus
- Aoife Foley
- The University of Manchester, School of Engineering
- Davide Geneletti
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento
- Stelios Grafakos
- The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), GGGI European Liaison Office
- Oliver Heidrich
- School of Engineering, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Newcastle University
- Byron Ioannou
- School of Engineering, Frederick University
- Anna Krook-Riekkola
- Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology
- Marko Matosovic
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Savjetovanje d.o.o. Heinzelova 70
- Hans Orru
- Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Ravila 19
- Kati Orru
- Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Lossi 36
- Ivan Paspaldzhiev
- Denkstatt Bulgaria Ltd., 4-6 Luybata St, Fl. 5
- Klavdija Rižnar
- SRC Bistra Ptuj, Slovenski Trg 6
- Magdalena Smigaj
- Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wagenigen University & Research
- Maria Szalmáné Csete
- Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Vincent Viguié
- CIRED, Ecole des Ponts, AgroParisTech, EHESS, CIRAD, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
- Anja Wejs
- NIRAS A/S Østre Havnegade 12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00085-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 3,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 14
Abstract
Abstract Defining and measuring progress in adaptation are important questions for climate adaptation science, policy, and practice. Here, we assess the progress of urban adaptation planning in 327 European cities between 2005 and 2020 using three ‘ADAptation plan Quality Assessment’ indices, called ADAQA-1/ 2/ 3, that combine six plan quality principles. Half of the cities have an adaptation plan and its quality significantly increased over time. However, generally, plan quality is still low in many cities. Participation and monitoring and evaluation are particularly weak aspects in urban adaptation policy, together with plan ‘consistency’. Consistency connects impacts and vulnerabilities with adaptation goals, planned measures, actions, monitoring and evaluation, and participation processes. Consistency is a key factor in the overall quality of plans. To help evaluate the quality of plans and policies and promote learning, we suggest incorporating our ADAptation plan Quality Assessment indices into the portfolio of adaptation progress assessments and tracking methodologies.
