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Cities and Climate Change (Paperback, New ed)
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Cities and Climate Change (Paperback, New ed)
Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Geography and Environment
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Climate change is one of the most challenging issues of our time.
As key sites in the production and management of emissions of
greenhouse gases, cities will be crucial for the implementation of
international agreements and national policies on climate change.
This book provides a critical analysis of the role of cities in
addressing climate change and the prospects for urban
sustainability.
In the post-Rio era, international organizations and transnational
networks have promoted the need for local action on global
environmental issues. Part I considers the implications of these
developments for understanding global environmental governance and
urban sustainability. It outlines international and national
responses to climate change, and documents the evidence to date on
local responses to climate change, examining in detail the
international Cities for Climate Protection programme. Part II
presents a series of case-studies drawn from this transnational
network in the UK, USA and Australia. Each case-study examines the
development and implementation of local climate change policy,
focusing on the issues of energy conservation, planning and
transport. Part III compares the experience of the case-study
cities in addressing climate change, and assesses the implications
of these findings for urban sustainability and global environmental
governance.
"Cities and Climate Change" is the first in-depth analysis of the
role of cities in addressing climate change. The book argues that
key challenges concerning the resources and powers of local
government, as well as conflicts between local goals for economic
development and climate change mitigation, have restricted the
level of localaction on climate change. These findings have
significant implications for the prospects of mitigating climate
change and achieving urban sustainability. This book provides a
valuable interdisciplinary analysis of these issues, and will
appeal to students and researchers interested in sustainability at
local and global scales.
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