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Christine Wamsler. Photo

Christine Wamsler

Professor, Docent, appointed Excellent Teaching Practitioner (ETP)

Christine Wamsler. Photo

Activating transformation : Integrating interior dimensions of climate change in adaptation planning

Author

  • Christine Wamsler
  • Joe Mulligan
  • Vera Bukachi
  • Charity Mumbi

Summary, in English

The increasing number and complexity of urban risk and disasters have a significant bearing on the emotional and mental wellbeing of those who are exposed and hamper their responses. Nevertheless, current discourses and approaches to increase resilience tend to focus on broader socio-economic, physical and environmental systems. This reflects a failure by the academic and practitioner communities to consider the potential contribution of human interior dimensions in adaptation planning. Concomitantly, a growing body of knowledge highlights the need to bridge the gap between internal and external (systems) approaches for achieving sustainable transformations. Against this background, this article aims to increase knowledge on the operationalization of such more integrative approaches in marginal settings. Based on a case study of a flood adaptation project in Kibera, Kenya, we assess the need and potential ways to address interior dimensions in the context of project planning, design and implementation. We show how the integration of such dimensions occurs in existing adaptation projects and why this matters. On this basis, we provide methodological and operational recommendations regarding ways to support more integrative approaches that bridge subjective, intersubjective, objective and interobjective perspectives to support transformation.

Department/s

  • LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)

Publishing year

2023

Language

English

Pages

366-378

Publication/Series

Climate and Development

Volume

15

Issue

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Human Geography
  • Other Environmental Engineering

Keywords

  • citizen participation
  • Climate change adaptation
  • disaster risk reduction
  • emotions
  • inner transformation
  • mindsets
  • paradigms

Status

Published

Project

  • Transition Visions: Coupling society, well-being and energy systems for transitioning to a fossil-free society
  • The Contemplative Sustainable Futures Program

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1756-5529