Local Greens: Cities and Twenty-first Century Environmental Problems

Name: Local Greens: Cities and Twenty-first Century Environmental Problems
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009011976
Price: 403.52 HKD
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Author: Katrina M. Wyman; Danielle Spiegel-Feld
ISBN: 9781009011976

Edited by Katrina M. Wyman · Danielle Spiegel-Feld

Cambridge University Press September 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781009011976
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 2025
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

As the federal government failed to take ambitious action to limit climate change in the early 21st century, many cities in the US pledged to step into the void. Networks of city governments and philanthropists offered support and cities invested their own resources in sustainability offices. However, cities made limited progress in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions in the first two decades of this century. Local Greens provides a clear-eyed analysis of the potential for big city governments to address society's most pressing environmental problems in the near term. Through original case studies of New York's environmental policy efforts in the early 21st century, the book examines the promise and perils of turning to cities to tackle climate change. Drawing on an analysis of cities' strengths and weaknesses, the book outlines a high-level agenda for urban environmental policy for a sustainable future.

Introduction

1. A Brief History of Cities in Environmental Policy

2. An Analytical Framework

3. Local Environmental Protection in NYC

4. Local Decarbonization Efforts in NYC

5. Adapting to Climate Change in NYC

6. An Urban Climate Change Agenda for the Early 21st Century

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