Accelerating climate research and action in cities through advanced science-policy-practice partnerships

Cities have become increasingly recognized as key sites for climate research and action. Recently, these efforts have been significantly advanced through science-policy-practice partnerships. The objective of this paper is to assess how these partnerships are structured, the research and action agen...

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Published innpj Urban Sustainability Vol. 1; no. 1
Main Authors Solecki, William, Delgado Ramos, Gian Carlo, Roberts, Debra, Rosenzweig, Cynthia, Walsh, Brenna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.02.2021
Springer Nature B.V
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706/648/496
Cities
Climate change
Collaboration
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Greenhouse effect
International organizations
Knowledge
Partnerships
Perspective
Science
Sustainable Development
towns
Urban areas
Urban Ecology
Urban Geography
Urbanism
Urbanism (inc. megacities
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Summary:Cities have become increasingly recognized as key sites for climate research and action. Recently, these efforts have been significantly advanced through science-policy-practice partnerships. The objective of this paper is to assess how these partnerships are structured, the research and action agenda that underpins them, and how this agenda is being articulated and implemented. The assessment also helps to define some of the conceptual and operational gaps faced by the science-policy-practice community and how they can be addressed. The work evaluates the critical conditions for promoting these advances including the definition and fulfillment of knowledge needs, the integration of different perspectives and approaches, establishment of pathways to finance the urban climate research and action community, and creation and promotion of new partnerships. The paper concludes with a series of strategies and recommendations for how targeted policy adjustments can accelerate and support the production of actionable knowledge and this integrated researcher-policymaker-practitioner community.
ISSN:2661-8001
2661-8001
DOI:10.1038/s42949-021-00015-z