Adaptive capacity of the Pearl River Delta cities in the face of the growing flood risk

Adaptive capacity of the Pearl River Delta cities in the face of the growing flood risk: Institutions, ideas and interests

Dabrowski, M.M. (TU Delft Spatial Planning and Strategy)
Stead, D. (TU Delft Spatial Planning and Strategy)
He, J. (South China University of Technology)
Yu, Feng (South China University of Technology)

2021

Although the cities in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in China are amongst the world’s cities most exposed to flooding due to climate change, surprisingly little is done to address this problem. This article explores the barriers to the emergence of policies adapting to the growing flood risk in two PRD cities, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, underlining the importance of the Chinese territorial governance system for adaptive capacity at the local level. Focusing on institutions, ideas and interests as a heuristic device, the article contributes to the literature on urban climate adaptation and the nexus of spatial planning and flood risk management by exploring why and how the development of the adaptive capacity of cities is hampered, despite an urgent need for it.

adaptive capacity
climate change adaptation
flood risk
governance
spatial planning

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:86861bd2-48c9-456a-b764-ed82688d933a

https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098020951471

2021-07-17

0042-0980

Urban Studies: an international journal for research in urban studies, 58 (13), 2683-2702

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© 2021 M.M. Dabrowski, D. Stead, J. He, Feng Yu