The Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics - Saviours, Supplicants or Agents of Change?

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.

Table des matières

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

A propos de l'auteur

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

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Craig A Johnson, Craig A. Johnson
• Edition: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9781349955343
• ISBN: 978-1-349-95534-3
• Pages: 169
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 216 mm x 11 mm
• Poids: 247 g
• Illustrations: XI, 169 p.
• Thème: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie; C, Sociology, Climate Change, Social Sciences, The environment, Urban & municipal planning, Urban Sociology, Earth System Sciences, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Urban Geography and Urbanism, Human Geography, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Urban geography, Climate Change Management and Policy