Hello colleagues.
We are looking for examples of cities that have changed their regulations to introduce improvements in adaptive capacity. We have been able to detect that small regulatory changes, such as increasing the surface of green areas per inhabitant in new or existing urban developments or modifying other urban standards such as incorporating a certain number of trees per building area or establishing a percentage of permeable surface, are elements that increase adaptive capacity and makes our cities more resilient to climate change.
Any experience on this aspect that you can share with us will be welcome.
Thank you.
http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/42551540.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/guidance_fiche_climat_change.pdf;
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-01/documents/smart_growth_fixes_climate_adaptation_resilience.pdf
http://portal.research.lu.se/portal/files/4321044/4392231.pdf
Thank you Hamit Can for sharing these links, sure they will be useful for our research. Best, Francisco.
Very interesting question and concern; certainly regulations make a difference. One of the best examples in the world is the Indian state of Sikkim, located in the eastern Himalayas. Here, one can witness the results of a strong political willingness by the Chief Minister Dr Pawan Chamling who is running the government for almost a quarter of a century, and have been implementing very strongly numerous appropriate and effective regulatory mechanisms, vividly responding to your questions. I am, the moment, wish to share a proceeding of TERI workshop on urbanisation and hope this may provide many more suggestive narratives. Hemant Badola, 22.1.2019. Best wishes
Hi, thank you. The workshop has been very interesting, congrats!
I will read it carefully, thanks.
Best,
Francisco
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