Nilsson, Frida, Ms (2021) Anticipating Environmental Change in Local Climate Governance: A Case Study of Gothenburg, Sweden. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
The climate crisis is a wicked problem due to its range of actors, a limitless number of uncertainties, and its relationship to the future. Governing environmental change is therefore challenging, especially because current practices operate on short timescales. As the window of opportunity in which drastic action must be taken is closing, creative and alternative approaches need to be explored. Anticipatory climate governance (ACG) is the act of governing in the present to engage with, adapt or shape uncertain ecological futures. It has an inherent long-term perspective and aims to manage potential events before they result in crises. This can be implemented across levels of governance, but application on a local scale can provide important insights as it is where global and national agreements are translated into action. This paper conducted a review of ACG in the city of Gothenburg due to its ambitious but failing environmental goals. Policies were reviewed and three employees of the environmental administration were interviewed to derive an idea of the conceptualizations of its futures, the actions taken in the present, and its ultimate aims. Conclusively, Gothenburg has discrepancies in its narratives of its environmental future, a strategic, mission-oriented approach in an attempt to procure better control, and ultimately aims to both safeguard and seize opportunities in the future. Overall, there is a conflict between the need for complexity and the requirement for anticipatory elements to be both comprehensible and accessible. As a result, it is suggested that a "Gothenburg Climate Future Lab" is established to encourage citizens to construct multiple ecological futures collaboratively and use these narratives to create change.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Berg, C.F. van den and Belloir, A.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2021 08:32 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2021 08:32 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/70 |
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