Building social capital through climate change mitigation based on the example of Warsaw, Poland
Building social capital through climate change mitigation based on the example of Warsaw, Poland

Author(s): Michelle Mbazuigwe
Subject(s): Environmental Geography, Human Ecology, Environmental interactions
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: social capital; natural capital; climate change mitigation; urban space
Summary/Abstract: Social capital is a key aspect in implementing sustainable development and plays a major role in the development of urban spaces. The analogy between social capital and natural capital is noticeable, but there are clear barriers complicating the study of the interaction between these fields. Natural capital, like other types of resources, can be an important factor in community development. Shaping civil society through participation, facilitating communication, and increasing the quality of education is significant, but the differences between stakeholders’ approaches to shaping city space can be an issue. It is social capital, that is a more informed, cohesive, and active society, that faces the challenge of climate change mitigation.

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