The social dimension of urban adaptation: justice and fairness

In this video step, Sander Chan introduces the social dimension of urban adaptation, and two of the most important social concepts that define this social dimension: justice and fairness. After watching the video, can you imagine questions of social justice and fairness arising from climate adaptation measures in your community?

Further reading:

Romero-Lankao P, Gnatz DM, Sperling JB. Examining urban inequality and vulnerability to enhance resilience: insights from Mumbai, India. Climatic Change. 2016 Dec 1; 139 (3-4): 351-65.

Georgeson, L., Maslin, M., Poessinouw, M., Howard, S. (2016) Adaptation responses to climate change differ between global megacities. Nature Climate Change, 584-588.

Shi, L., Chu, E., Anguelovski, I., Aylett, A., Debats, J., Goh, K., Schenk, T., Seto, K.C., Dodman, D., Roberts, D., Roberts, J.,T, vandeveer, S.D. (2016) Roadmap towards justice in urban climate adaptation research. Nature Climate Change, 6 (2), 131-137.

Adger, N., Barnett, J., Brown, K., Marshall, N., O’Brien, K. (2013) Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation. Nature Climate Change, 3(2), 112-117.