Artikel,
Toward the Climate-Resilient City: Extreme Weather and Urban Climate Adaptation Policies in Two Canadian Provinces
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, (2012)
Zusammenfassung
Extreme weather events, such as unusually high or low temperatures, severe winds
and heavy precipitation, pose a threat to people and property in cities, and are expected to become
more frequent and intense as a result of climate change. Managing this risk requires effective
climate adaptation policies – strategic courses of action designed to strengthen urban resilience
to climate-related stress. City governments have a key role to play in adaptation policy design,
but they appear to face challenges in marshalling political commitment and technical capacity.
This article examines elements of urban climate adaptation policy targeting extreme weather and
analyzes the policy development process in two major Canadian cities, Toronto and Halifax.
