Climate change represents a complex issue which concerns many different disciplinary fields. The geographical perspective can play an important role because the functioning of the climate system and its imbalances occur within a space and because its characteristics, dynamics and properties are closely linked to the spatial dimension. Furthermore, impacts deriving from global warming result in very different consequences depending on the scale and the territory considered. Moreover, in analysing actions to face global warming it is important to use the geographical perspective to understand the different ways of shaping mitigation and adaptation policies at the different spatial scales.
This special issue shows how the geographical perspective can allow in-depth innovative studies on climate change.