A Multilevel Analysis of Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Gaps for Climate Resilience in Córdoba Argentina

In the current climate emergency, enhancing resilience and developing sustainable urban models represents an ongoing challenge, based on a solid theoretical framework to support various management and planning strategies for the territorial organization of cities. The global environmental agenda systematized in international treaties and agreements provides a comprehensive framework for the development of urban resilience policies across multiple levels of government. This article integrates three analytical axes: (1) the conceptualization of Urban green infrastructure (UGI) and Urban ecosystem services (UES) from an ecosystem-based solutions approach, and their interconnection with urban resilience planning processes; (2) the analysis of how the theoretical frameworks of the global environmental agenda are incorporated across different levels of government (national, provincial, and municipal), examining their application in urban planning public policies and their alignment with the climate agenda and the concepts of UGI and UES; (3) the comparison between the normative analysis and the perspectives and conceptual constructions of the actors involved in the process of regulation management and enforcement, as well as in the production of knowledge and professional practice. This study employs a multilevel case study approach, examining national environmental regulations in Argentina, and subnational policy frameworks in Córdoba Province. It is concluded that,at the subnational level, regulations are outdated and unharmonized in comparison to global theoretical frameworks. Moreover, public policy managers lack technical skills and there is absence of ecological criteria for participation in the planning and design processes of UGI.