The Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics

Saviours, Supplicants or Agents of Change?
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-137-59468-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 169 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Reihe: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment

There is now a palpable sense of optimism about the role of cities and transnational city-networks in global climate governance. Yet, amidst the euphoria, there is also a sense that the power that has been ascribed to – and frequently assumed by – cities has been overstated; that the power of cities and city-networks to make a difference in global climate politics is not what it appears. This book explores the implications of city-engagement in global climate politics, outlining a theoretical framework that can be used to understand the power of cities in relation to transnational city-networks, multinational corporations and nation-states. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of transnational governance, global environmental politics and climate change.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Craig A.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: The Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics .- 2. Understanding the Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics: A Framework for Analysis .- 3. Cities as Saviours? The Global Politics of Urban Climate Mitigation .- 4. Resilient cities? The Global Politics of Urban Climate Adaptation .- 5. Taking it to the Streets (and Beyond): The Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics

Über Autor(innen)

Craig Johnson is Professor of Political Science at the University of Guelph, Canada.