Climate policy innovation:The adoption and diffusion of adaptation policies across Europe

Massey, Eric, Biesbroek, Robbert, Huitema, Dave and Jordan, Andy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-1024 (2014) Climate policy innovation:The adoption and diffusion of adaptation policies across Europe. Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions, 29. 434–443. ISSN 0959-3780

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Abstract

Climate change adaptation governance is in flux. Adaptation policies are being adopted by governments at a rapid pace, particularly in Europe. In the period 2005–2010, the total number of recorded adaptation policy measures in the EU grew by some 635%. Despite the plethora of work on adaptation governance, few if any empirical studies have been conducted that explore the driving forces behind the rapid adoption and diffusion of adaptation policies. Working within the theoretical framework of national policy innovation (see Jordan and Huitema, 2014a, Jordan and Huitema, 2014b), we draw on a uniquely systematic database of national climate polices to develop a set of hypotheses on the drivers and barriers surrounding the adoption and diffusion of climate change adaptation policies across 29 European countries. Using an internal/external model we postulate that adaptation is largely being driven by internal factors. Additionally, we look to the possible effects of this policy adoption and diffusion to see if adaptation is emerging into a new and distinct policy field. What we find is that indeed it could be in a handful of countries.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	change adaptation,policy diffusion,innovation,policy field,barriers,drivers,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2014 08:52
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2024 11:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/50439
DOI:	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.09.002

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