Backcasting—a scenario approach in urban climate adaptation planning

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Original languageEnglish
Article number69
Journalnpj Urban Sustainability
Volume5
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 2025

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Impacts related to climate change and urbanisation demand innovative urban climate adaptation actions. Developing such actions can be supported by scenario approaches such as backcasting. In this perspective paper, we discuss backcasting (1) conceptually—by advancing the concept suggesting a combination of past and future developments, (2) topic wise—by applying backcasting to urban climate adaptation actions and green infrastructure, and (3) methodologically—by applying GIS-based modelling.

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Backcasting—a scenario approach in urban climate adaptation planning. / Wübbelmann, Thea; Kabisch, Nadja.
In: npj Urban Sustainability, Vol. 5, No. 1, 69, 21.08.2025.

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Wübbelmann T, Kabisch N. Backcasting—a scenario approach in urban climate adaptation planning. npj Urban Sustainability. 2025 Aug 21;5(1):69. doi: 10.1038/s42949-025-00260-6
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