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This book compares how the social consequences of climate change
are similarly unevenly distributed within China and the United
States, despite different political systems. Focusing on the cases
of Atlanta, USA, and Jinhua, China, Julia Teebken explores a set of
path-dependent factors (lock-ins), which hamper the pursuit of
climate adaptation by local governments to adequately address the
root causes of vulnerability. Lock-ins help to explain why
adaptation efforts in both locations are incremental and commonly
focus on greening the environment. In both these political systems,
vulnerability appears as a core component along with the
reconstitution of a class-based society. This manifests in the way
knowledge and political institutions operate. For this reason,
Teebken challenges the argument that China's environmental
authoritarian structures are better equipped in dealing with
matters related to climate change. She also interrogates the
proposition that certain aspects of the liberal democratic
tradition of the United States are better suited in dealing with
social justice issues in the context of adaptation. Overall, the
book's findings contradict the widespread assumption that developed
countries necessarily have higher adaptive capacity than developing
or emerging economies. This volume will be of great interest to
students and scholars of climate justice and vulnerability, climate
adaptation and environmental policy and governance.
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