A policy content analysis for evaluating urban adaptation justice in ?Istanbul


Williams D. S., BALABAN O., Ilhan A., Paker H., Sahin U., Yildirim B. S., ...Daha Fazla

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY, cilt.136, ss.476-485, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 136
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.07.014
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Aqualine, CAB Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, Greenfile, Metadex, PAIS International, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.476-485
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Policy content analysis, Vulnerability, Urban climate justice, Adaptation, Urban inequality, Istanbul, CLIMATE-CHANGE, DECISION-MAKING, POLITICS, EQUITY, GOVERNMENT, DISCOURSE, FRAMEWORK, BARRIERS, CITIES, STATE
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Climate change is disproportionately affecting vulnerable communities, increasing existing risks and leading to further global inequalities. Drawing on the concept of urban adaptation justice, we evaluated the inclusion of vulnerable communities in the climate change adaptation planning process of ?Istanbul, a European coastal megacity with considerable vulnerability to climate change. For this, a policy content analysis structured around four criteria: (i) participation, (ii) capacity enhancement, (iii) governance, and (iv) justice integration into spatial planning, was carried out and supplemented by local expert consultations. Our findings indicate that while the objective of incorporating some aspects of justice in adaptation planning was recognized, there was a distinct lack of specific actions or evaluation tools. The expert consultations largely confirmed these findings, which were then connected to the socio-historical and political context of ?Istanbul and the wider Turkish region. Key con-clusions include the failure of current adaptation policies to adequately consider vulnerabilities arising from a combination of urban marginalization interacting with neoliberal authoritarianism. We identify the need for understanding and integrating equitable climate change adaptation as a key dimension of urban decision-making for future policy-relevant research and practice