Climate-Resilient Spatial Planning in the Alps (CLISP-ALP)

Spatial planning is generally identified as a key sector in climate change adaptation that supports a climate resilient development.
The study evaluates the overall status quo of connecting climate change adaptation (as well as disaster risk management) with spatial planning. It starts with a secondary analysis of the expected and observed climate signals in the Alpine region and identifies the relevance and role of spatial planning to adapt to climate change impacts.

Against this background, the study continues with a status quo analysis of climate resilient spatial planning in international and national research projects as well as national policy documents. To understand implementation activities and day-to-day practice a number of interviews with planners on national, regional and local levels as well as experts responsible for coordinating adaptation measures were conducted and a workshop was organised on the local and regional perspective.

The study shows that, overall, climate resilience is not yet an established concept or guiding principle throughout the Alpine space, and transnational perspectives are weak—while in general sectoral approaches prevail.

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