Author:
Engen Ole Andreas,Morsut Claudia
Abstract
AbstractThis chapter addresses how public authorities understand climate risks and their consequences in the context of a socio-technical system such as the petroleum industry in Norway. This issue is discussed by selecting Stavanger Municipality, the petroleum capital of Norway, as a case study to explore the local understanding of climate risks, in terms of physical, transition and systemic risks. Stavanger Municipality and its region are experiencing socio-economic transformations of the main industry, consisting of the redesigning of prevalent system structures and the rebranding of the Municipality from oil to energy capital. This approach is sustained by the introduction of new practices, complying with climate change considerations, without interrupting important systemic functions and services.
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland
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