The Urbanization of Green Internationalism

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-01014-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 175 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Reihe: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment

The recent rise of cities in global environmental politics has stimulated remarkable debates about sustainable urban development and the geopolitics of a changing world order no longer defined by tightly bordered national regimes. This book explores this major theme by drawing on approaches that document the diverse histories and emergent geographies of “internationalism.” It is no longer possible, the book argues, to analyze the global politics of the environment without considering its various urbanization(s), wherein multiple actors are reforming, reassembling and adapting to nascent threats posed by global ecological decay. The ongoing imposition and abrasion of different world orders—Westphalian and post-Westphalian—further suggests we need a wider frame to capture new kinds of urbanized spaces and global green politics. The book will appeal to students, scholars, and practitioners interested in global sustainability, urban development, planning, politics, and international affairs. Case studies and grounded examples of green internationalism in urban action ultimately explore how select city-regions like Cape Town, Los Angeles, and Melbourne are trying to negotiate and actually work through this postulated dilemma.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dierwechter, Yonn

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Umweltsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction;.- 2. The Environmentalization of Internationalism;.- 3. The Urbanization of Environmentalism;.- 4. Green Internationalism and the Urban Alternative;.- 5. From Global Mirage to Urban Movement?.

Über Autor(innen)

Yonn Dierwechter is Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Washington, Tacoma, USA.