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Journal Article
Urban climate adaptation and the reshaping of state–society relations
2018
Overview
Current research on climate change adaptation in cities highlights the role of local governments in facilitating adaptation actions, but rarely assesses whether (and if so, how) local communities organise around emerging climate priorities to affect political change. This paper explores changing state–society relationships through the reconstitution of community collectives and advocacy organisations for advancing climate change adaptation in the Indian city of Indore. The paper shows that communities are indeed recognising the need for adaptation but are, at the same time, integrating adaptation actions with existing strategies for advocating development rights. Communities are also rebuilding alliances between municipal and local institutions for public service and infrastructure provision, which point to the centrality of community politics in urban climate adaptation processes. However, such mobilisations are often dependent on existing political networks and a legacy of advocacy around poverty alleviation needs, which sideline more transformative agendas around inclusiveness, equity, and resilient urban futures.
目前关于城市气候变化适应的研究注重当地政府在促进适应行动方面的作用，很少评估地方社区是否需要（如果需要，则应当如何）围绕气候变化优先议题组织起来，以影响政治变革。本文以印度城市印多尔通过重建社区集体和倡导组织推进气候变化适应为例，探讨不断变化的国家-社会关系。研究结果表明，社区已切实认识到气候变化适应的必要性，但同时，却把适应行动与倡导发展权利的现有计划混在一起。社区也正在重建市政和民间机构之间的联盟，以促进公共服务和基础设施的提供。这体现了在城市气候变化适应过程中社区政治的核心重要性。但是这种动员往往依赖现有的政治网络以及传统的扶贫倡导，并使得与包容性、公平性和未来城市复原力相关的、更具变革性的议程被边缘化。
