Climate change adaptation and socio-ecological justice in Chile`s metropolitan areas: The role of spatial planning instruments
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2013
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Springer
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Chile has increased its institutional response to climate change adaptation in recent years. However, the focus remains on partial or fragmented responses based on “productivist-infrastructural” principles. This chapter argues that there are fundamental issues relating to socio-ecological justice that have to be addressed in order to move toward more effective adaptation planning. An important link is also made to existing spatial planning instruments and their role in reducing risks, by confronting situations of social vulnerability. This orientation is essential in order to increase resilience to climate change or “climate proofing.” This chapter uses the cases of Antofagasta, Valparaiso metropolitan area, and Greater Concepción to examine these underlying issues in terms of different climate change impacts.
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Social vulnerability, Socio-ecological justice, Climate proofing, Climate-adaptation planning, Clean Development Mechanism