Opportunities for Publication: Addressing Climate Hazards with Managed Retreat

 

Opportunities for Publication: Addressing Climate Hazards with Managed Retreat

In June, the Managed Retreat 2023 conference brought together experts and researchers to discuss "Managed Retreat" as a strategy for confronting increasingly serious climate hazards. Now, there's a significant opportunity for those interested to contribute. A special issue titled "Managed Retreat in Response to Climate Hazards" will be published in the Frontiers in Climate journal. This presents a golden chance for anyone wanting to contribute research or insights in this area.

Why Managed Retreat Matters

With large floods and other natural disasters occurring more frequently, they often bring significant losses. Managed Retreat is a strategic response to reduce these risks, not just through relocating from dangerous areas but also by adapting measures like building disaster-resistant homes. It's crucial for ensuring the safety and well-being of communities amidst extreme climate changes.

Manuscript Submission Details

There are two important dates to remember:

• Summary Submission Deadline: April 30, 2024.
• Full Manuscript Submission Deadline: August 18, 2024.

Sought Topics

The special issue is looking for studies that address various aspects of Managed Retreat, including:

• Built environment (design and architecture; land use planning; infrastructure; urban planning, building codes)
• Buyouts and property acquisition
• Climate and social science for managed retreat (vulnerability; risk; opportunity)
• Communication strategies (storytelling; teaching about managed retreat; arts)
• Community resilience (community organizing; vulnerable populations; social psychology; mental health; crowding out; residents’ perspectives)
• Ecosystem conservation and migration
• Environmental justice and equity
• Finance and economics (market signals; real estate; insurance; capital markets)
• Governance, policy and planning (decision-making; international frameworks; federal management; state programs; local planning; multi-level policy coordination)
• Habitability (defining habitability; degrees of habitability; habitability for what and for whom?)
• Infrastructure Interdependencies and cascading impacts
• Legal issues and tools (property rights; zoning & land use; immigration)
• Migration as adaptation/maladaptation (assisted relocation; voluntary movement)
• Receiving areas (growth management and sustainable regional development)
• Sending areas (impacts on those left behind, involuntary immobility / trapped populations)
• Migrants and displaced persons (costs and benefits)
• Non-coastal changes in habitability and mobility (flood and riverine areas;drought and dryland expansion; temperature extremes; wildfire in the urban-wildland interface)
• Private sector perspectives (economic development strategies; corporaterelocations; labor market dynamics)
• Receiving community considerations

Equity and Implementation Challenges

Ensuring equity in the Managed Retreat process is a main focus. It's vital to consider how these policies can be implemented in a way that does not disadvantage specific community groups.

Contexts in Developing Countries

Understanding how Managed Retreat is applied in developing countries, where the challenges and needs may differ from developed countries, is also crucial.

How You Can Contribute

If you have research, field experience, or innovative ideas about Managed Retreat, this is an opportunity to share it with a global audience. You're invited to review the submission guidelines and consider contributing your work.

Further Information

For more details on submission guidelines, topics of interest, and how to submit your expression of interest, click here.

Conclusion

Managed Retreat in the face of climate hazards is a highly relevant and significant topic today. This special issue offers a platform for sharing research and insights on how this strategy can be effectively and fairly implemented. Don't miss your chance to make a contribution and impact how we adapt to and mitigate climate change impacts.