Lesnikowski, A, Biesbroek, R, Ford, JD orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-3456 et al. (1 more author) (2020) Policy implementation styles and local governments: the case of climate change adaptation. Environmental Politics. ISSN 0964-4016
Abstract
Adaptation to impacts of climate change is a key pillar of climate change policy, and local governments have historically played a major role in the design and implementation of these policies. An array of political, economic, institutional, social, and individual factors influence adaptation policy instrument choice. At the local government level, these choices also reflect inter-governmental dynamics that can constrain or support local efforts. We analyze eight hypothesized drivers of local adaptation policy instrument choice using fractional regression analysis and multilevel modelling. Local governments are pursuing diverse adaptation policy implementation styles that are associated with different levels of internal capacity, local political economies and problem perception. Dependence on national governments, the presence or absence of national adaptation mandates, national decision-making traditions, and national adaptation policy approaches may also influence local policy instrument choices.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a journal article published in Environmental Politics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Climate change; adaptation; policy implementation; policy formulation; policy instrument; local government |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2021 14:56 |
Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2022 00:38 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09644016.2020.1814045 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169842 |