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Article
Examining Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Behaviours Among Public Sector Organisations in the USA
Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
(2010)
Abstract
Climate change has become a more salient issue on the US policy agenda at all levels of government. Increasing empirical evidence and identification of its potential risks to human populations have increased media, public, and policy-maker interest. There is a gap, however, in our knowledge of sub-national decision-making which suggests several questions: Are community leaders deciding to take action in response to climate change action, and, if so, what is the solution focus – mitigation or adaptation? Our study addresses this gap in the literature by reporting the results of a national survey of local, regional, and state decision-makers whose organisations will be addressing community responses to the threat of climate change. We find that, in general, these agencies are not engaged in climate change policy, nor is the issue on their agendas. Among organisations considering policy responses, there is variation between types of agency and type of solution, mitigation versus adaptation.
Keywords
- climate change,
- organisational decision making,
- public policy
Disciplines
Publication Date
July 5, 2010
Citation Information
Sam Brody, Himanshu Grover, Eric Lindquist and Arnold Vedlitz. "Examining Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Behaviours Among Public Sector Organisations in the USA" Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability Vol. 15 Iss. 6 (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/eric_lindquist/6/