Author: Juma Hauser

Václav Orcígr

Increasingly more visible signs of climate change together with the pressure of the climate movement are beginning to bring their first results at the level of local governments. First, Czech municipalities and cities have declared a state of climate emergency. After a long period of silence, the topic is beginning to gain relevance in the political debate. In addition to radically reducing carbon and other emissions (mitigation) that cause planetary warming, adaptation of human settlements is also necessary to overcome the climate crisis. Cities and regions are now adopting strategic documents to fight the changing climate and should implement them in binding regulatory frameworks and specific spatial measures. Read More

Raul Marino

Cities and their communities are complex and dynamic systems that constantly evolve under the burden of population, climatic and societal change (UN-Habitat. 2016). Water is central to the health of cities: access to clean water; prevention of disease from wastewater; and deal with the challenges of storms and flooding, increased by climate change (IPCC, 2018). The Australia-Indonesia Centre’s Urban Water Cluster (AIC UWC, 2016) supports the transition towards cities in which the water cycle is managed to protect and enhance the health of waterways, mitigate flood risk and create public spaces that harvest, clean and recycle water. Read More

Michael Friesenecker 

Although, a focus on unequal access to beneficial environmental factors is gaining momentum in Environmental Justice research, the unequal distribution of environmental benefits still needs considerable attention. Housing that provides good environmental standards and enhancing local conditions for ecological innovation while promoting housing affordability and limit segregation should represent a priority. Yet, the debate on this issue remains underdeveloped both in the academic literature and in the political debate on housing solutions. Read More