Organizational strategies in French local climate planning: A cross-case analysis of French local authorities' organizational strategies to address climate change through climate plans
Translated title
Organizational strategies in French local climate planning
Author
Moreau, Benjamin
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-06-04
Pages
97
Abstract
Climate change is reshaping the conditions for urban planning. In France, inter‑municipal authorities (EPCIs) have developed territorial climate‑air‑energy plans (PCAET) to cut emissions and adapt to impacts. This thesis examines which organizational strategies planning institutions can deploy through a cross‑case analysis of both pioneering and lagging territories. A multiple case‑study design uses actor‑network theory to map relationships among actors, drawing on document analysis of local climate plans and semi‑structured interviews with climate planners. Findings indicate that most large EPCIs have advanced governance structures that seek to include public and private stakeholders and citizens, while smaller EPCIs show more varied mobilization and emerging roles as responsibilities grow. The analysis identifies shared strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats across cases, confirming parts of the literature and adding context‑specific insights for France. It highlights three urgent areas for improvement: strengthening co‑creation with professional actors and civil society; maintaining and expanding networks after plan adoption (including bolstering the roles of climate planners and elected officials); and finding ways to overcome financial and staffing constraints that hamper plan development and implementation.
Klimaudfordringen ændrer rammerne for byplanlægning. I Frankrig har interkommunale myndigheder (EPCI’er) udviklet territoriale klima‑luft‑energi‑planer (PCAET) for at reducere udledninger og tilpasse sig klimaforandringer. Dette speciale undersøger, hvilke organisatoriske strategier planlægningsinstitutioner kan anvende, gennem en tværgående analyse af både foregangskommuner og efternølere. Metodisk anvendes et fler‑casestudie med actor‑network theory til at kortlægge relationer mellem aktører; datagrundlaget er dokumentanalyse af lokale klimaplaner kombineret med semistrukturerede interviews med klimamedarbejdere. Resultaterne viser, at de fleste store EPCI’er har avancerede styringsstrukturer, der søger at inddrage offentlige og private aktører samt borgere, mens mindre EPCI’er udviser mere varieret mobilisering og nye roller i takt med stigende ansvar. Analysen identificerer fælles styrker, svagheder, muligheder og trusler på tværs af cases, bekræfter dele af litteraturen og giver nye perspektiver i den franske kontekst. Der peges på tre presserende forbedringsområder: styrket samskabelse med professionelle og civilsamfund, fastholdelse og udvidelse af netværk efter planvedtagelse (herunder stærkere roller til klimamedarbejdere og valgte politikere) samt løsninger på knappe økonomiske og menneskelige ressourcer, som hæmmer udarbejdelse og gennemførelse af planerne.
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