Equity, inclusion, and justice as criteria for decision-making on climate adaptation in cities
Highlights
• Some large U.S. cities are including equity and justice criteria in adaptation planning.
• Criteria are commonly considered along four stages of local decision-making.
• The need for participatory decision-making is broadly recognized.
• Applications of social and economic justice are comparatively nascent.
• Urban decision-making must tackle underlying drivers of climate injustice.
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