Planning for Climate Change

Climate change is changing the context of planning and shaping its priorities. It has strengthened the environmental dimension of spatial planning and has become a new rationale for coordinating actions and integrating different policy priorities. This book provides authoritative guidance for spatial planners on how to meet the economic, social and environmental challenges that climate change raises for urban and regional development. It brings together some of the recent research and scholarly works on the role of spatial planning in combating climate change. Addressing both mitigation measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to the effects of climate change, the book provides an overview of emerging practice, with analysis of the drivers of policy change and practical implementation of measures. It scopes planning issues and opportunities at different spatial scales, drawing on both the UK and international experiences and highlighting the need to link global and local responses to shared risks and opportunities.

About the Author
Simin Davoudi is Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning and Deputy Director of the Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at Newcastle University. Jenny Crawford is an urban and regional planner, with almost 20 years of experience in government, community and academic planning. Abid Mehmood is a research associate at the Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability (IRES) and Global Urban Research Unit (GURU), Newcastle University.