The Resilient City - Manchester

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Governance Evaluation Theme / 6.7 Policy

Target / Integrate Climate Change Measures into Local Policies Indicators

Analysis

Score

Justification

MCCF - Indirectly refers to the importance of land use. Provides examples of community projects such as ‘The Barlow

Appropriate land use and zoning

Road Community Orchard’. The council provided the com-

Greater emphasis could be

munity with grants to plant trees and growing spaces within

placed at a local level of the

a plot of land previously used by fly-tippers.

impact insufficient land use

FUHV - Table 6, vulnerability 5.01 states the need to assess

has on the city. Secondly,

these assets and ensure they are retained and adapted to

there is no reference to how

mitigate climate change impacts. “These spaces are of vary- 5

policy actions are required

ing quality, and will come under increasing pressure from fu-

to address unsustainable

ture development and fragmentation.”

development. Land use

GMRS - Land use change is displayed as the central driver

importance is demonstrated

for climate change together with greenhouse gas emissions.

well at a regional level.

GMRS works alongside the city’s infrastructure framework to highlight the impact land use has on the environment and critical infrastructure. 12 measures have been set out to improve this. MCCF - The report places huge importance on the need to reduce the cities green house gas emissions. Quantitative analysis of the sectors which contribute to emissions is ref-

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions per year

erenced throughout. Targets are set and methods to achieve

The MCCF report provides

the targets are identified. Evidence includes “To emit a maxi-

extensive research into the

mum of 15 million tonnes of CO2 from our homes, workplac-

impacts of Manchester’s

es and ground transport from 2018. We will reduce our direct

emissions and their targets

CO2 emissions by at least 50% between 2020-25. In line with

for the future. Action plans

this budget we will emit: A maximum of 6.9 million tonnes, 10

support this research,

during 2018-22, and, A maximum of 3.6 million tonnes during

situated in the context of

2023-27.”

local, regional and national

FUHV - Emissions are directly referred to as a vulnerability as

agendas.

well as their socio-economic impact. GMRS - States how the region is responsible for roughly 3.6% of the UK’s annual total of CO2 emissions. The GMRS alludes to the five year environmental plan document that breaks down the methods used to help reduce this significantly. MCCF - Clear demonstration of the roadmaps objectives in allignment with the UK Cities and Core Cities Networks. Similarly within the European and International Cities Networks.

Adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

FUHV - Several national documents have informed the

Strong influence from nation-

framework development such as; UK Climate Projections

al and international frame-

(UKCP) 2018, The National Risk Register 2020, EU’s recently 10

works that support disaster

published Adaptation Strategy, the UN’s Adaptation Gap Re-

risk

port and work from C40 Cities, the Rockefeller 100 Resilient

Each have been used to in-

Cities network and the Carbon Disclosure Project.

form the development of the

GMRS - Explicitly states alignment with Sendai Framework

roadmaps.

reduction

strategies.

and collaboration with other nations within the ‘Making Cities Resilient 2030’ initiative in 2021.

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Table 14. Policy, Critical Evaluation (Authors Own)


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