Multilevel governance approach to adaptation. The construction of the Italian mid-Adriatic green infrastructure

2025/04/30 by D'Onofrio, Rosalba, Brownlee, Timothy Daniel, Camaioni, Chiara +4
#Climate adaptation #Horizontal and vertical planning #Multilevel governance

paper · doi:10.6093/1970-9870/11157

Abstract

There is a persistent discrepancy between the climate adaptation measures advocated by European and international bodies and the actual implementation of such measures. While implementation frequently occurs at the municipal level, which makes municipalities pivotal actors, this is insufficient. Indeed, the involvement of other levels of governance and the private sector is essential, as are adaptation actions that permeate all plans, programs, and projects of a public entity. An approach to adaptation that refers to multilevel governance and mainstreaming strategies for implementation is pioneered in the Life+ A_GreeNet Project, which envisages the construction of the green infrastructure of the Italian mid-Adriatic city. This approach integrates adaptation actions into existing decision-making and policy processes, innovates the processes of construction of urban plans, and promotes the management and care of green with innovative and flexible tools.

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