Extreme Climate Events as Opportunities for Radical Open Citizenship
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Droughts, floods and other natural catastrophes related to climate change belong to a class of global risks that have downstream effects on the economy and productivity of settlements, social cohesion and administrational institutions. This represents growing challenges for adaptation strategies and
disaster management. In order to increase the overall resilience of socio-ecological systems, civil society will be compelled to draw from its self-organisation rather than relying on increasingly unstable established structures. Based on the exploration of 20th century concepts such as “horizontalidad” and “right to the city”, this article explores characteristics of resilience that offer possible responses for civil society.
disaster management. In order to increase the overall resilience of socio-ecological systems, civil society will be compelled to draw from its self-organisation rather than relying on increasingly unstable established structures. Based on the exploration of 20th century concepts such as “horizontalidad” and “right to the city”, this article explores characteristics of resilience that offer possible responses for civil society.
| Translated title of the contribution | Extreme Climate Events as Opportunities for Radical Open Citizenship |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Journal | Open Citizenship |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 60-75 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISSN | 2191-5695 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
- Sustainability Science - Climate change, sustainability transformation, resilience
- Politics - self-organisation, horizontalism, democracy, anarchism
- Sociology - right to the city, urban social movements