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

Informationen zum Autor Craig Johnson is Professor of Political Science at the University of Guelph, Canada.  Klappentext Critically explores how cities are engaging in climate change mitigation, adaptation and experimentation at a variety of urban and global scales Identifies new ways cities can contribute to low carbon development pathways in responding to global climate change Illustrates how city-engagement in global climate politics informs our understanding of power in global environmental regimes Zusammenfassung There is now a palpable sense of optimism about the role of cities and transnational city-networks in global climate governance. 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

Sommario

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Craig A Johnson, Craig A. Johnson, Craig Anthony Johnson
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781137594686
• ISBN: 978-1-137-59468-6
• Pagine: 128
• Serie: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment; Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; 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