Urban climate adaptation and the reshaping of state–society relations: The politics of community knowledge and mobilisation in Indore, India
研究印度印多尔市社区如何将气候适应行动与既有发展权利倡导结合，重塑国家与社会关系，揭示社区政治在气候适应中的核心作用，但指出此类动员依赖现有政治网络和减贫传统，可能忽视包容性、公平等变革性议题。
Current research on climate change adaptation in cities highlights the role of local governments in facilitating adaptation actions, but rarely assesses whether (and if so, how) local communities organise around emerging climate priorities to affect political change. This paper explores changing state–society relationships through the reconstitution of community collectives and advocacy organisations for advancing climate change adaptation in the Indian city of Indore. The paper shows that communities are indeed recognising the need for adaptation but are, at the same time, integrating adaptation actions with existing strategies for advocating development rights. Communities are also rebuilding alliances between municipal and local institutions for public service and infrastructure provision, which point to the centrality of community politics in urban climate adaptation processes. However, such mobilisations are often dependent on existing political networks and a legacy of advocacy around poverty alleviation needs, which sideline more transformative agendas around inclusiveness, equity, and resilient urban futures.