The Governance of Adaptation to Climate Change in Medium-sized European Cities. : a comparative assessment of Växjö (Sweden), Nijmegen (Netherlands), Leuven (Belgium), Rouen (France) and San Sebastian (Spain) ; La gouvernance de l’adaptation au changement climatique dans les villes moyennes en Europe. Une approche comparative : le cas de Rouen (France), Växjö (Suède), Louvain (Belgique), Nimègue (Pays-Bas) et San Sébastian (Espagne)

Significant climate changes are foreseen in the coming years alongside major impacts of frequent and extreme weather conditions affecting cities, residents, and urban infrastructure systems. In parallel, demographic changes and increased urbanization are anticipated given that most of the world’s population is expected to be residing in cities in the following decades. Therefore, adapting urban areas remains an urgent matter as cities are susceptible and vulnerable to climate change on one hand, and are exposing a large and an increased number of dwellers to major impacts on the other hand. Th... Mehr ...