A spatial analysis of local climate change policy in the United States: Risk, stress, and opportunity
A spatial analysis of local climate change policy in the United States: Risk, stress, and opportunity
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DOI：
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.04.003
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发表时间：
2008-07-03
影响因子：
9.1
通讯作者：
Vedlitz, Arnold
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作者：
Brody, Samuel D.;Zahran, Sammy;Vedlitz, Arnold
本研究探讨了美国当地司法管辖区在有强大的政治和经济动机采取其他政策时自愿采取减轻气候变化人为根源的政策的因素。具体来说，我们通过气候变化风险、气候压力和气候政策行动机会的指标来解释县级气候保护城市（CCP）计划的采用。统计和空间结果表明，具有与气候变化相关的高风险、低压力和高机会特征的县明显更有可能加入 CCP 运动。结果还表明，一个地方加入 CCP 的可能性可以通过空间邻居的景观特征来预测。确定可能采用的气候变化缓解策略的概况可以帮助决策者有效地瞄准当地司法管辖区，以招募未来的 CCP 和类似计划。 (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. 保留所有权利。
This study examines the factors motivating local jurisdictions in the United States (U.S.) to voluntarily adopt policies that mitigate the anthropogenic sources of climate change when there are powerful political and economic incentives to do otherwise. Specifically, we explain adoption of the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) program at the county level with indicators of climate change risk, climate stress, and opportunity for climate policy action. Statistical and spatial results indicate that counties with high risk, low stress, and high opportunity characteristics associated with climate change are significantly more likely to join the CCP campaign. Results also show that the odds of a locality joining the CCP are predictable by the landscape characteristics of spatial neighbors. Identifying a profile for likely adoption of climate change mitigation strategies can help decision makers effectively target local jurisdictions for recruitment into the CCP and similar programs in the future. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.