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Adaptation to Climate Change Across Local Policies: An Investigation in Six Italian Cities

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  • Vittorio Serra

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy)

  • Antonio Ledda

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy)

  • Maria Grazia Gavina Ruiu

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy)

  • Giovanna Calia

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, Via Marengo 2, 09123 Cagliari, Italy)

  • Valentina Mereu

    (Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) Foundation, Via de Nicola 9, 07100 Sassari, Italy)

  • Valentina Bacciu

    (Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) Foundation, Via de Nicola 9, 07100 Sassari, Italy
    Institute of BioEconomy, National Research Council, Traversa La Crucca 3, 07100 Sassari, Italy)

  • Serena Marras

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy
    Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) Foundation, Via de Nicola 9, 07100 Sassari, Italy)

  • Donatella Spano

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy
    Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) Foundation, Via de Nicola 9, 07100 Sassari, Italy)

  • Andrea De Montis

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, Via Marengo 2, 09123 Cagliari, Italy)

Abstract

Climate change is a concerning phenomenon worldwide. The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is the core of the mitigation strategies that are effective countermeasures to address a changing climate in the long term. Nevertheless, the need for short-term solutions regarding adaptation to climate change (ACC) has gained growing interest in the scientific community and in European institutions. European and national ACC principles are being integrated in strategies and plans. In Italy, some regions have adopted ACC principles in strategic plans, which influence the whole local planning system and persuade local communities to become more climate-resilient. This study focuses on the mainstreaming of ACC into strategies, plans, programs, and projects (SPPPs) adopted by the following Italian cities: Bologna, Milan, Naples, Rome, Turin, and Venice. We scrutinize the contents of SPPPs with respect to four criteria: (i) references to strategies or plans for ACC; (ii) inclusion of ACC objectives and (iii) measures; and (iv) references to—or the inclusion of—climatic analysis on historical series and/or future projections. We found out that most SPPPs adopted by the cities have considered ACC in a promising way, i.e., all the cities are inclined to promote ACC, despite three of them lacking a municipal ACC strategy or plan and a National Adaptation Plan not being in force.

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  • Vittorio Serra & Antonio Ledda & Maria Grazia Gavina Ruiu & Giovanna Calia & Valentina Mereu & Valentina Bacciu & Serena Marras & Donatella Spano & Andrea De Montis, 2022. "Adaptation to Climate Change Across Local Policies: An Investigation in Six Italian Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-16, July.
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