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- Title
Local Governments and Climate Change in the United States: Assessing Administrators’ Perspectives on Hazard Management Challenges and Responses.
- Authors
Gerber, Brian J.
- Abstract
Local governments in the United States have become central actors in addressing climate change as a hazard management challenge. Using evidence from a purposive sample of 10 U.S. cities, this article examines how local government officials view climate change in hazard vulnerability terms, what motivates local efforts in this area, and how officials initiate internal collaboration and external stakeholder outreach. The findings suggest level of hazard risk does influence a city’s efforts to address climate change, as does resource availability. In contrast, geographic location and associated hazard type (drought vs. flooding) does not appear to be a key driver of a municipality’s actions in this domain. Further, the results point to how addressing the climate hazard and improving commitment to emergency management is relevant to increasing community resilience for future emergencies and disasters.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LOCAL government; EMERGENCY management policy; POLITICAL science; DECISION making in political science; PUBLIC officers
- Publication
State & Local Government Review, 2015, Vol 47, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
0160-323X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0160323X15575077