Understanding institutional barriers in the climate change adaptation planning process of the city of Beirut: vicious cycles and opportunities

• Published in: Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change Vol. 26; no. 6; p. 26
• Main Authors: Zea-Reyes, Leonardo, Olivotto, Veronica, Bergh, Sylvia I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptation; Atmospheric Sciences; climate; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Climate change adaptation; Climate Change Management and Policy; Climate policy; Cycles; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Empirical analysis; Environmental impact; Environmental Management; Environmental risk; International policies; International policy; Lebanon; Original Article; politics; Qualitative analysis; risk; vision; Lebanon; Beirut Lebanon; Lebanon; Opportunities; Climate change adaptation planning; Beirut; Barriers

Cities around the world are confronted with the need to put in place climate adaptation policies to protect citizens and properties from climate change impacts. This article applies components of the framework developed by Moser and Ekström ( 2010 ) onto empirical qualitative data to diagnose instit...