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

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Johnson, Craig A. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment
• Θέματα: Human geography.; Urban geography.; Sociology, Urban.; Climate change.; Human Geography.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Climate Change Management and Policy.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.