Abstract
Legacy designates American cities thriving during the industrial era that declined and failed to rebound in post-industrial times. This chapter focuses on Cleveland, a Legacy city that illustrates well governance challenges in the world's older cities. Cleveland's region draws drinking water from Lake Erie, which residents also use for recreation, fishing, and transportation. The chapter begins with a discussion of governance in the Legacy context, followed by the description and analysis of Vibrant NEO 2040. This initiative sought to produce a vision for 2040 for Northeast Ohio and a path to this vision that entails departing rather drastically from current governance practices. The effort yielded a rich information base and communication channels among governing entities of 12 Northeast Ohio counties, but missed opportunities to produce an implementable strategy. The chapter concludes with insights from Cleveland's Legacy experience that could help other cities contend with economic and climate change challenges.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Climate Adaptation Governance in Cities and Regions: Theoretical Fundamentals and Practical Evidence |
| Place of Publication | usa |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell |
| Pages | 333-354 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118451694 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118451717 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 20 2016 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Keywords
- American Legacy cities
- Cleveland
- Climate change
- Economic change
- Northeast Ohio counties
- Regional governance
- Vibrant NEO 2040
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