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View article: Advances and limits of low-carbon mobility policies in the city of São Paulo
Advances and limits of low-carbon mobility policies in the city of São Paulo Open
This article analyses the advances and limitations of political urban planning instruments at the municipal level to address climate impacts on mobility. The study focuses on the specific regulatory instruments of the city of São Paulo, su…
View article: Perspective Chapter: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – A Multilevel and Multi-Actor Analysis of the Importance of the Climate Emergency for Social Change in Brazil
Perspective Chapter: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – A Multilevel and Multi-Actor Analysis of the Importance of the Climate Emergency for Social Change in Brazil Open
This article analyzes Brazilian climate change policies from a multilevel and multi-actor perspective, seeking to understand the roles of the different actors in this process, both at the national and local levels. Since human activities a…
View article: Ecological Civilization in the making: the ‘construction’ of China’s climate-forestry nexus
Ecological Civilization in the making: the ‘construction’ of China’s climate-forestry nexus Open
In the Anthropocene, debates about global climate risks have taken carbon as a measure of policy success, with land-based mitigation strategies like afforestation receiving particular scrutiny. While scientists and policymakers discuss for…
View article: Transforming peri-urban territories through payment for ecosystem services networks in Southern Brazil
Transforming peri-urban territories through payment for ecosystem services networks in Southern Brazil Open
The importance of institutional arrangements for nature conservation, like Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) is recognized in the literature but needs more empirical exploration in peri-urban contexts where power imbalances play out mo…
View article: Anthropocene: Governing Climate Change in China and Brazil
Anthropocene: Governing Climate Change in China and Brazil Open
This article analyzes governmental responsesfor the climate change challenge in China and Brazil.Both countries have a central role in the climate change debate since they are major greenhouse gases emitters, thus contributing to the aggra…
View article: Governing Climate Change Risks: Subnational Climate Policies in Brazil
Governing Climate Change Risks: Subnational Climate Policies in Brazil Open
Subnational governments play a key role responding to climate change risks in terms of policy strategies and instruments. This article analyzes how Brazilian municipal and state governments have developed and implemented public policies to…
View article: RISK, VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
RISK, VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH Open
This study addresses risk, vulnerability, and their implications for the adaptation of communities to the problems they face in the everyday life and to those derived from climate change. Based on the literature about risk, vulnerability a…