Effects of Disasters on Local Climate Actions: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Actions
Description:
This dissertation investigates the effects of natural disasters and political institutions on municipalities' climate change policies. Although most theoretical frameworks on policy adoption highlight the roles of extreme events as exogenous factors influencing policy change, most studies tend to focus on the effects of extreme events on policy change at the national level. Additionally, the existing theoretical frameworks explaining local policy adoption and public service provision do not pay…
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Date:
December 2017
Creator:
Kim, Kyungwoo
Partner:
UNT Libraries