TY - JOUR
T1 - Playing games around climate change - new ways of working to develop climate change resilience
T2 - New ways of working to develop climate change resilience
AU - Buck, Malachy
AU - Sturzaker, John
AU - Mell, Ian
N1 - © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives
License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022/11/10
Y1 - 2022/11/10
N2 - This paper uses game theory to examine the efforts of public sector actors in the UK to integrate climate change interventions within development processes. Drawing on desk-based analysis and interviews, we identify instances where private-sector developers act strategically to exploit public-sector imperatives to deliver economic growth and housing. We find these imperatives constrained the agency of planners to effectively reconcile climate mitigation/adaptation objectives within wider priorities of economic growth. Yet, we identify instances whereby strategic planning frameworks, informal networks and bespoke development frameworks were effective means to build trust between actors and foster co-operation, better enabling development which meets climate change mitigation/adaptation objectives. In doing so, we illustrate the practical and theoretical value of game theory, whilst highlighting how careful use of strategic planning can support achieving climate change mitigation/adaptation objectives at a local scale.
AB - This paper uses game theory to examine the efforts of public sector actors in the UK to integrate climate change interventions within development processes. Drawing on desk-based analysis and interviews, we identify instances where private-sector developers act strategically to exploit public-sector imperatives to deliver economic growth and housing. We find these imperatives constrained the agency of planners to effectively reconcile climate mitigation/adaptation objectives within wider priorities of economic growth. Yet, we identify instances whereby strategic planning frameworks, informal networks and bespoke development frameworks were effective means to build trust between actors and foster co-operation, better enabling development which meets climate change mitigation/adaptation objectives. In doing so, we illustrate the practical and theoretical value of game theory, whilst highlighting how careful use of strategic planning can support achieving climate change mitigation/adaptation objectives at a local scale.
KW - climate change adaptation
KW - climate change mitigation
KW - environmental planning
KW - game theory
KW - strategic planning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117344715&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2021.1975106
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2021.1975106
M3 - Article
SN - 0964-0568
VL - 65
SP - 2538
EP - 2555
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
IS - 13
ER -