Screen LibraryGlobal cities and climate change : the translocal relations of environmental governance /
"Cities have led the way to combat climate change by planning and implementing climate mitigation and adaptation policies. These local efforts go beyond national boundaries. Cities are forming transnational networks to enhance their understandings and practices for climate policies. In contrast...
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Cities and global governance ;
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| Summary: |
"Cities have led the way to combat climate change by planning and implementing climate mitigation and adaptation policies. These local efforts go beyond national boundaries. Cities are forming transnational networks to enhance their understandings and practices for climate policies. In contrast to national governments that have numerous obstacles to cope with global climate change in the international and national level, cities have become significant international actors in the field of international relations and environmental governance. Global Cities and Climate Change examines the translocal relations of cities that have made an international effort to collectively tackle climate change ... |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 159 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 139 -155) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415737371 (hardback) : 0415737370 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | HT241 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/L481 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction -- 2. A theory of translocal relations : local actors in global climate governance -- 3. Global cities and translocal climate change networks -- 4. Act locally, link globally : translocal collaboration through the C40 Cities Climate Network -- 5. Political leadership, globalization, and translocal climate cooperation : case studies of three Korean cities -- 6. Participation in translocal climate networks and mitigation policy -- 7. Implications, future research questions, and conclusion. |