Addressing the Climate Crisis : : Local Action in Theory and Practice.

• Author: Howarth, Candice.
• TeilnehmendeR: Lane, Matthew.; Slevin, Amanda.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (155 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Addressing the Climate Crisis: Local Climate Action in Theory Practice: Editorial -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Community and Place in Local Climate Praxis -- 1 Local Climate Praxis in Practice: Community Climate Action in Belfast -- Place-Based Climate Action in Belfast -- Complexity of Community Climate Action in Belfast -- Local Climate Praxis in Practice -- Moving from Reflection to Action -- References -- 2 Putting the 'Place' in Place-Based Climate Action: Insights from Climate Adaptation Initiatives Across Scotland -- Introduction -- Place in the Literature -- Case Study and Methods -- Findings from Practice -- The Concept of Place in Existing Place-Based Adaptation Projects -- Place as an Organising Principle for Building Partnerships -- Appreciating the Diverse (and Constantly Changing) Power of Place -- Conclusion: Lessons for 'Place-Based' Climate Action Projects -- References -- 3 A Commoners' Climate Movement -- Collective Action on Climate -- Commons and Commoning: What Are They? -- Locking Out the Commoners -- Carbon Myopia: States See Symptoms, Commoners See Causes -- Possibility Space -- How Do We 'Common' the Climate? -- Land Use -- Clean Energy Commons -- A Climate Commons Narrative -- References -- 4 The Envirolution Revolution: Raising Awareness of Climate Change Creatively Through Free and Accessible Community Engagement Festivals -- Introduction -- Methodology -- The Envirolution Model -- Findings and Discussion -- Learning and Awareness -- Behavioural Change -- Collaboration -- Community Engagement -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Part II The Spaces of Local Climate Action -- 5 How Have Climate Emergency Declarations Helped Local Government Action to Decarbonise? -- Introduction.

The Role of Local Climate Governance in the UK -- The Growth of Local Climate Action -- An 'Enabling Environment' for Local Emissions Reduction -- Charting a Course: Motivation, Direction-Setting, and Targets -- Public Engagement: Consent and Accountability -- Moving Forward Faster -- The Limits to the Emergency Frame -- Coordinating Action -- The Available Power and Resource for Local Government -- References -- 6 Developing a Carbon Baseline to Support Multi-Stakeholder, Multi-Level Climate Governance at County Level -- The Importance of Local Baseline Data -- Establishing a Carbon Baseline for Surrey -- Issues Encountered in Creating a Useful County-Scale Baseline -- Addressing Baseline Limitations -- Creating Richer Insight -- Offering Perspective on the Scale of Emissions -- Identifying Gaps -- Making Hidden Impacts Visible -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Power in Practice: Reflecting on the First year of the Edinburgh Climate Commission -- Introduction -- Background &amp -- Methodology -- The Carbon City -- Choosing Commissioners -- Project Power Relations -- Creating a Workplan -- Proposing a Working Group -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 How Can 'Ordinary' Cities Become Climate Pioneers? -- Introduction -- 'Ordinary' Cities in a World of Global Cities -- From 'Ordinary' Cities to Climate Pioneers -- Chances and Challenges for 'Ordinary' Cities' -- Outlook and Recommendations -- References -- Part III The Agents of Local Climate Action -- 9 Effective Communication on Local Adaptation: Considerations for Providers of Climate Change Advice and Support -- Introduction: Ensuring User Uptake of Climate Science -- The Evolving Landscape of Local Climate Adaptation in the UK -- Case Study: Assessing Accessibility of the UK's Climate Change Risk Assessment -- Concluding Remarks -- References.

10 Diversifying the Private Sector in Local Climate Commissions -- Introduction -- Mapping Business Motivations for Climate Action -- Financial Lens: Chamber of Commerce -- External Lens: Residents' Representatives -- Internal Lens: Local Trade Union Chapters -- Legal Lens: Devolved Powers -- Risk Mitigation Lens: Land and Real Estate Owners -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Citizens' Assemblies and Juries on Climate Change: Lessons from Their Use in Practice -- Introduction -- Are Climate Assemblies and Juries Useful in Tackling Climate Change? -- Impact on Policymaking -- Are These Tokenistic Processes? -- Wider Public Engagement -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Universities as Living Labs for Climate Praxis -- Introduction -- The Living Lab Projects -- Understanding the Experience of Living in a Living Lab -- Maximising Learning and Preparing Society for the Sustainable Energy Transition -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.