Governing intersectional climate justice : Tactics and lessons from Barcelona
Amorim Maia, Ana Terra (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Anguelovski, Isabelle (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Chu, Eric (University of California. Department of Human Ecology)
Connolly, James J. T (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia)

Date:	2023
Description:	19 pàg.
Abstract:	Cities and local governments are importantactors in the global governance of climatechange; however, the specific governance principles and arrangements that enableurban climate plans and policies to realize commitments to social equity and justiceremain largely unexplored. This article uses the City of Barcelona, Spain, as a criticalcase study of emerging"intersectional climate justice"practice, where plans to buildresilience to climate change are pursued in conjunction with efforts to tackle structuralinequalities in accessing the built environment, health services, energy, housing, andtransportation experienced by frontline communities. The study illustrates how Barce-lona and its community partners do this through four different categories of governanceand decision-making tactics, which include: (1) experimenting with disruptive planningstrategies; (2) working transversally across agencies and actors to institutionalize climatejustice over time; (3) putting care at the center of urban planning; and (4) mobilizingplace-based approaches to tackle intersecting vulnerabilities of frontline residents. These tactics seek to redistribute the benefits of climate-resilient infrastructures morefairly and to enhance participatory processes more meaningfully. Finally, we assess thelimitations and challenges of mobilizing these tactics in everyday urban politics. Barcelo-na's experience contributes to research on climate governance by challenging thenotion of distinct waves of governance and revealing concurrent dimensions of climateurbanism that coexist spatially and temporally. Our research also illustrates lessons forfairer climate governance in the city, where different tactics are mobilized to addressstructural and intersecting socioeconomic vulnerabilities that exacerbate the experienceof climate change of frontline residents.
Grants:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2019 FI-B76RNV29TT
Note:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
Note:	Altres ajuts: Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence, Grant/Award Number:CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Barcelona ; Climate governance ; Intersectional climate justice ; Social justice ; Urban politics
Published in:	Environmental Policy and Governance, 2023, p. 1-19, ISSN 1756-9338

DOI: 10.1002/eet.2075

19 p, 2.7 MB

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