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Comparing Climate Impact Assessments for Rural Adaptation Planning in Germany and the Netherlands
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Abstract The consensus nowadays is that there is a need to adapt to increasingly occurring climate impacts by means of adaptation plans. However, only a minority of European cities has an approved climate adaptation plan by now. To support stakeholder dialogue and decision-making processes in climate adaptat... view more
The consensus nowadays is that there is a need to adapt to increasingly occurring climate impacts by means of adaptation plans. However, only a minority of European cities has an approved climate adaptation plan by now. To support stakeholder dialogue and decision-making processes in climate adaptation planning, a detailed spatial information and evidence base in terms of a climate impact assessment is needed. This article aims to compare the climate impact assessment done in the context of two regional climate change adaptation planning processes in a Dutch and a German region. To do so, a comparison of guidelines and handbooks, methodological approaches, available data, and resulting maps and products is conducted. Similarities and differences between the two approaches with a particular focus on the input and output of such analysis are identified and both processes are assessed using a set of previously defined quality criteria. Both studies apply a similar conceptualisation of climate impacts and focus strongly on issues concerning their visualisation and communication. At the same time, the methods of how climate impacts are calculated and mapped are quite different. The discussion and conclusion section highlights the need to systematically consider climatic and socio-economic changes when carrying out a climate impact assessment, to focus on a strong visualisation of results for different stakeholder groups, and to link the results to planning processes and especially funding opportunities.... view less
Keywords
climate change; consequences; Federal Republic of Germany; Netherlands; rural area; spatial planning
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
adaptation; impact assessment; stress test
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 306-320
Journal
Urban Planning, 6 (2021) 3
Issue topic
Smart Urban Governance for Climate Change Adaptation
ISSN
2183-7635
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed