Häußler Simone, Haupt Wolfgang
Aalen University, Electrical Engineering - Renewable Energies, Anton-Huber-Straße 25, 73430 Aalen, Germany.
Leibniz-Institute for Research on Society and Space, Flakenstraße 29-31, 15537 Erkner, Germany.
SN Soc Sci. 2021;1(11):262. doi: 10.1007/s43545-021-00267-7. Epub 2021 Oct 22.
Cities are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Many larger cities have identified the potential impacts of different climate change adaptation scenarios. However, their smaller and medium-sized counterparts are often not able to address climate risks effectively due to a lack of necessary resources. Since a large number of cities worldwide are indeed small and medium-sized, this lack of preparedness represents a crucial weakness in global response systems. A promising approach to tackling this issue is to establish regional municipal networks. Yet, how might a regional network for small and medium-sized cities be systematically designed and further developed? Focussing on the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, we have explored this question by applying a participatory action research approach. As part of our research, we established a regional network framework for small and medium-sized cities. The framework supports small and medium-sized cities in identifying key regional actors, while taking local and regional contextual factors into account. Based on our findings, we suggest that other small and medium sized cities follow these steps: develop the knowledge base; build the network; and transfer and consolidate knowledge.
城市尤其容易受到气候变化的影响。许多大城市已经确定了不同气候变化适应情景的潜在影响。然而，由于缺乏必要资源，中小城市往往无法有效应对气候风险。鉴于全球大量城市实际上是中小型城市，这种准备不足是全球应对体系中的一个关键弱点。解决这一问题的一个有前景的方法是建立区域市政网络。然而，如何系统地设计和进一步发展中小城市的区域网络呢？以德国巴登-符腾堡州为例，我们通过应用参与式行动研究方法来探讨这个问题。作为我们研究的一部分，我们为中小城市建立了一个区域网络框架。该框架支持中小城市识别关键的区域行为体，同时考虑当地和区域背景因素。基于我们的研究结果，我们建议其他中小城市遵循以下步骤：发展知识库；建立网络；以及转移和巩固知识。
