Resources
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Burch, S., Shaw, A., Dale, A., & Robinson, J. (2014). Triggering transformative change: A development path approach to climate change response in communities. Climate Policy (online).
Dale, A. (2015). Prioritizing Policy: Protecting nature by ensuring that the law is for the land. Alternatives Journal, 41(4).
Dale, A., Burch, S., Robinson, J., & Stashok, C. (2018). Multilevel governance of sustainability transitions in Canada: Policy alignment, innovation, and evaluation (book chapter). In Climate Change in Cities (Hughes, S., Chu, E., & Mason, S., Eds.), pp. 343-358.
Dale, A., Robinson, J., King, L., Burch, S., Newell, R., Shaw, A., & Jost, F. (2020). Meeting the climate change challenge: Local government climate action in British Columbia, Canada. Climate Policy (online).
Chuenpagdee, R., & Jentoft, S. (2018). Transforming the governance of small-scale fisheries. Maritime Studies, 17(1), 101–115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-018-0087-7
Crosse, A. M., Lavelle, M. J., Power, M., & Barry, M. M. (2025). Policymakers’ perspectives on community participation in EcoHealth policy. Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.20935/AcadEnvSci7897
Gibson, S., Sawyer, D., & Bailie, A. (2025, September 25). The biggest emission cuts come from policy that’s shared between federal and provincial governments. 440 Megatonnes: Tracking Canada’s path to net zero. https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/biggest-emission-cuts-policy-shared-between-federal-and-provincial-governments/
Gransaull, G., Rhodes, E., & Fairbrother, M. (2023). Institutions for effective climate policymaking: Lessons from the case of the United Kingdom. Energy Policy, 175: 113484.
Herbert, Y., Dale, A., & Stashok, C. (2022). Canadian cities: Climate change action and plans. Buildings & Cities, 3(1).
Jost, F., Dale, A., & Schwebel, S. (2019). How positive is “change” in climate change? A sentiment analysis. Environmental Science and Policy, 96.
Jost, F., Dale, A., Newell, R., & Robinson, J. (2022). Climate action assessment in three small municipalities in British Columbia: Advancements vis-à-vis major neighboring cities. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 2.
Kiernan, S., & Krawchenko, T. (2025). Transitioning Oil and Gas Producing Regions: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Approaches in Denmark, New Zealand and Scotland.Environmental Policy and Governance.
Kooiman, J., Bavinck, M., Chuenpagdee, R., Mahon, R., & Pullin, R. (2008). Interactive Governance and Governability: An Introduction. Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies, 7(1).
Krawchenko, T. (2015). Governing large complex city-regions: The adoption of regional special purpose bodies for transportation and transit governance. Urbana, 16, pp. 15-34.
Krawchenko, T., Gordon, M. (2022). Just transitions for oil and gas regions and the role of regional development policies. Energies, Special Issue: Challenges and Research Trends of Energy Transition in Fuel-Dependent Regions, 15(13), 4834, pp. 1-14.
Krawchenko, T., Keefe, J., Manuel, P., & Rapaport, E. (2016). Coastal climate change, vulnerability and age-friendly communities: Linking planning for climate change to the age-friendly communities agenda. Journal of Rural Studies, 44, pp. 55-62.
Krawchenko, T., Rhodes, K., & MacAuthur, J. (2024). Justice and equity on the path to decarbonizing economies. In Transforming Public Administration in Canada, eds. Perez Pinan, A.V., Chouinard, J., & Thiessen, S., Information Age Publishing, pp. 177-196.
Krawchenko, T., Shaw, K., Atleo, C., & Gordon, M. (2024). “Just transition.” In Canadian Environmental Policy and Politics: Canada and the Green Transition (Oxford University Press), 5th edition, VanNijnatten, D., editor.
Krawchenko, T., Zoeller, S., Premji, Z., & Dale, A. (2026). Sorting through complexity: a scoping review of climate governance typologies. Environmental Research Communications, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ae3369
Lindquist, E. A., & Shepherd, R. P. (2026). Spending and strategic reviews: how do crises matter?The International Journal of Public Sector Management, 39(1), 147–158. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-09-2024-0298
Manuel, P., Rapaport, E., Keefe, J., & Krawchenko, T. (2015). Coastal climate change and aging communities in Atlantic Canada: A methodological approach to community asset and social vulnerability mapping. The Canadian Geographer, 59(2), pp. 1-14.
Masseman, C., Krawchenko, T., & Rhodes, K. (2024). “Getting the job done: Barriers and enablers to municipal climate action in Greater Victoria.” Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 33(1), pp. 1-13.
Moore, A., King, L., Dale, A., & Newell, R. (2018). Toward an integrative framework for local development path analysis. Ecology and Society, 23(2).
Newell, R., Dale, A., & Roseland, M. (2018). Climate action co-benefits and integrated community planning: Uncovering the synergies and trade-offs. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, 10(4).
Report: Re-Energizing Canada: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future (2016).
Reyes-García, V., Nelson, V., Bonilla-Moheno, M., Hausner, V. H., Leventon, J., Wheeler, H. C., Aksoy, Z., Bates, P., Carino, J., Dabezies, J. M., Frantzeskaki, N., Gordon, E., Gosnell, H., Guibal, C., Gurung, J., Heatta, M. J., Hernandez, Y., Huambachano, M., Ifejika Speranza, C., … Villasante, S. (2026). Indigenous Peoples and local communities as agents of transformative change for sustainability.Communications Earth & Environment, 7(1), 102. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-03098-z
Rhodes, E., Krawchenko, T., Pearce, K., & Shaw, K. (2021). Scaling up local climate action: A survey of climate policy priorities in the Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities region. Canadian Planning and Policy/Aménagement et Politique Au Canada, 2021(01), pp. 36-69.
Scott, W. A., Rhodes, E., & Hoicka, C. (2023). Multi-level climate governance: Examining impacts and interactions between national and sub-national emissions mitigation policy mixes in Canada. Climate Policy (online).
Stechemesser, et al., (2024). Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from two decades.Science 385, 884-892. DOI: 10.1126/science.adl6547
Steel, B. S., Wolters, E.A., Krawchenko. T., & Farooq, S. (2024). Small and Rural Local Government Environmental Sustainability Plans, Programs and Policies in Cascadia: A Case Study. In Simon, C., Steel, B.S., & Lovrich, N.P., State and Local Government, Sustainability in the 21st Century, 3rd ed. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press.
Steel, B., Wolters, E.A., Krawchenko, T., & Farooq, S. (2024). Determinants of Small and Rural Local Governments’ Renewable Energy Program Adoption in Cascadia. Current Alternative Energy, Vol. 6, pp. 19-32.