Addressing the Climate Crisis Local action in theory and practice /

This open access book brings together a collection of cutting-edge insights into how action can and is already being taken against climate change at multiple levels of our societies, amidst growing calls for transformative and inclusive climate action. In an era of increasing recognition regarding c...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Howarth, Candice (Editor), Lane, Matthew (Editor), Slevin, Amanda (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: Community and place in local climate praxis
  • 1.Local climate praxis in practice: Community climate action in Belfast
  • 2.Putting the 'Place' in place-based climate action: Insights from climate adaptation initiatives across Scotland
  • 3.A commoner's climate movement
  • 4.The Envirolution Revolution: Raising awareness of climate change creatively through free and accessible community engagement festivals
  • Section 2: The spaces of local climate action
  • 5.How have climate emergency declarations helped local government action to decarbonise?
  • 6.Developing a carbon baseline to support multi-stakeholder, multi-level climate governance at county level
  • 7.Power in practice: reflecting on the first year of the Edinburgh Climate Commission
  • 8.How can 'ordinary' cities become climate pioneers?
  • Section 3: The agents of local climate action
  • 9.Effective communication on local adaptation: considerations for providers of climate change advice and support.-10.Diversifying the private sector in local climate commissions
  • 11.Citizens' assemblies and juries on climate change: Lessons from their use in practice
  • 12.Rebecca WellsUniversities as living labs for climate praxis.