Abstract
The lack of a strong national US strategy to respond to the threat of climate change places significant responsibility on urban areas to mitigate their risks through resilience planning. However, urban riskscapes include a complex and unequal layering of risks, with historically disadvantaged populations often bearing the brunt of many forms of cumulative risk while realising the fewest benefits from urban amenities. This article contributes to scholarship on resilience planning through an analysis of current development plans and resident perceptions in a neighbourhood in Southwest Washington, DC, by integrating insights on social inequality from the study of urban development, social capital and riskscapes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 363-380 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2020 |
Keywords
- climate change
- inequality
- resilience
- riskscapes
- social vulnerability
- urban development
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics and Econometrics