Abstract

Problem, research strategy, and findings

Florida’s 2015 Peril of Flood Act requires that coastal localities incorporate sea level rise (SLR) planning policies into their comprehensive plans. We surveyed planners and reviewed more than 150 plans to determine how communities responded to the state mandate along three domains: planning intelligence, SLR responses, and collaboration. We learned that the mandate spurred SLR planning, but that local SLR planning responses varied widely, ranging from complacent compliance to progressive planning responses. Further research is needed to clarify underlying motivators for these varied responses, as well as connections between policy adoption and implementation.

Takeaway for practice

Flexible mandates allow for discretion in how localities respond to complex, ever-changing, long-term, and uncertain phenomena like climate change and SLR. Commitment to addressing these challenges can be bolstered by state mandates that provide political cover and an impetus to move adaptation planning forward. Such flexibility can lead to inconsistent and vague policies. Thus, mandates can spur local policy adoption but cannot ensure substantive responses to climate change. Meaningful responses to climate change adaptation still depend heavily on local commitment, capacity, and competence of planners.

中文翻译：

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气候变化的强制性规划

摘要

问题、研究策略和发现

佛罗里达州的 2015 年洪水风险法案要求沿海地区将海平面上升 (SLR) 规划政策纳入其综合计划。我们调查了规划者并审查了 150 多个计划，以确定社区如何响应三个领域的州授权：规划情报、SLR 响应和协作。我们了解到，该指令刺激了 SLR 规划，但当地 SLR 规划响应差异很大，从自满的合规性到渐进式规划响应。需要进一步研究来阐明这些不同反应的潜在动机，以及政策采用和实施之间的联系。

外卖练习

灵活的授权允许地方自行决定如何应对复杂、不断变化、长期和不确定的现象，如气候变化和 SLR。应对这些挑战的承诺可以通过提供政治掩护和推动适应规划向前推进的国家授权来加强。这种灵活性会导致政策不一致和模糊。因此，授权可以刺激当地政策的采用，但不能确保对气候变化做出实质性反应。对气候变化适应的有意义的反应仍然在很大程度上取决于当地的承诺、能力和规划者的能力。