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Copyright of Sustainability in Debate / Sustentabilidade em Debate is the property of University of Brasilia, Center for Sustainable Development and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Periodic reviews about trends of innovation in subnational public administration since democratization reiterated the need for further studies in this area. Besides the demand for studies on new services, innovative procedures and management modernization, this article seeks to reinforce the need for studies on the quality of governance. We present a description of the development strategy of Acre as a case study, aiming to highlight the role of public management in improving the quality of life in that state, and its adaptation to climate change impacts. The analysis allows us to reflect on the importance of the political and social context for innovations which arise beyond the replication of prescriptions, the habit of knowledge management being conductive to innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay entails an analysis about the social conflict established over the choices for California's future. In November 2010 citizens chose through election process to establish mitigation and adaptation to climate change as a regional development strategy, and this implies higher costs. Few regional development strategies have experienced such an engaged endorsement by the people. We present a description of the process, and review its main actors, objectives, strategies and results. Based on this experience, we seek to provide an analysis about key elements for the quality of civic participation. From the attitudes taken by the private sector in California, it's possible to conclude that there is no support to arguments often present in the headlines, that climate change is a non-tariff barrier from the industrialized North to prevent the development of the South, or that a cap-and-trade system represents a strategy for business as usual. From the experience of California, we support the argument that mitigation and adaptation to climate change will provide structural changes - in pricing - for the economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]