Enhancing Urban Resilience: The Social Consequences of Climate Change and Adaptation Policies in the Cities of the Global South and Global North Cities
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 19 November 2025 | Viewed by 877
Special Issue Editors
2. Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
Interests: urban planning and practices; the risk city; justice and rights in cities; climate change and sustainability; international comparative planning
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Interests: urban nature and landscape perceptions; social sustainability; planning with communities; planning and coexistence; urban regeneration; urban struggles and the politics of space
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled “Enhancing Urban Resilience: The Social Consequences of Climate Change and Adaptation Policies in the Cities of the Global South and Global North Cities”, aims to problematize the social conditions and consequences of climate change, as well as how cities deal with climate threats and uncertainties in urban areas. The goal is to emphasize the social aspects and justice implications of addressing climate change at the urban and national levels, as well as in the planning of resilient cities.
The impacts of climate change are particularly severe for cities in the Global South. These cities not only face the everyday consequences of climate change, but also grapple with extreme poverty, famine, high unemployment, a lack of clean water, and inadequate housing. Many of these cities lack adaptation measures and resources to address current climate impacts, and mitigation policies are often rare. National and local authorities prioritize urgent issues such as housing, food security, and famine eradication over climate change. Additionally, millions of people in the Global South live in informal settlements, which lack proper infrastructure and essential services, creating significant social, climate, and urban challenges for authorities.
This Special Issue raises critical questions about how cities in the Global South are addressing the social implications of the climate crisis. These questions include: What are the emerging social issues in the context of climate change? How are governments and cities responding to the social consequences of climate change? How are cities dealing with current and future climate impacts? What adaptation measures are being proposed by cities in the Global South? How are cities approaching mitigation efforts? And finally, how do adaptation and mitigation policies address social justice issues?
Suggested Themes and Article Types for Submission
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome and research areas may include, but are not limited to:
- The social consequences of the climate change crisis in cities worldwide and in the Global South;
- Informality and the consequences of climate change;
- Social justice and planning for sustainability and resilience;
- Adaptation policies and social justice;
- Climate change action planning;
- The way cities cope with everyday consequences of the climate change crisis;
- Future adaptation planning;
- Planning and mitigation in urbanism in the Global South.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yosef Jabareen
Dr. Efrat Eizenberg
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- social justice
- adaptation
- mitigation
- public policy
- Global South
- sustainability
- resilience
- informality
- developing cities
- local governments
- city planning
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