Urban Resilience to the Climate Emergency

This volume sheds light on urban resilience strategies in times of climate emergency and social and economic crisisbyreflecting on related social vulnerabilities and inequalities within cities and showing the potential of participatory governance approaches for socio-environmental transformation. The book compilescritical research documenting the articulation of urban resilience strategies dealing with climatic changes, as well as the understanding of the unexpected implications of top-down resilience plans toaddressthe impacts of climate change in cities, especially on the most vulnerable urban populations, and the transformativecapacitiesof bottom-up and socially innovative resilience strategies. The book especiallyfocusesonco-produced and grassroots transformative processesthatare concerned with social equityin urban planning for climate change. Although several publications coverthe topic of urban resilience, this bookprovides a more nuanced exploration of urban climate governance and citizen engagement in urban climateresiliencepolicies through the lenses of political ecology, environmental justice and co-production.In this regard, the volume moves beyond the approachof multilevel urban climate governance by critically addressing the unexpected impactsof top-down strategies of urban resilience with the goal of expanding the reflectionon citizen engagement. The book also explores the emerging possibilities behind the co-productionof urban resilience as well as the critical role of grassroots and citizens in promotingsuch alternative strategies.While the primary target audience is scholars from different disciplines (e.g. geography,urban studies, planning, political ecology, architecture, urban sociology, environmental studies) focusing on urban resilience, the editors also aim to reach urban resilience practitionersfrom local, national and international organisationsas well as environmental grassroots and climate activists.