Cities and Climate Change

Harriet Bulkeley

ISBN 10: 0415597056 / ISBN 13: 9780415597050

Published by Taylor & Francis Dez 2012, 2012

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Neuware - 'Cities and Climate Change' gives an in-depth and interdisciplinary analysis of the role of cities in addressing climate change.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cities and Climate Change
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Dez 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415597056
• ISBN 13: 9780415597050
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 157H x 16D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 428 grams

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Synopsis

Climate change is one of the most significant global challenges facing the world today. It is also a critical issue for the world’s cities. Now home to over half the world’s population, urban areas are significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions and are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Responding to climate change is a profound challenge. A variety of actors are involved in urban climate governance, with municipal governments, international organisations, and funding bodies pointing to cities as key arenas for response. This book provides the first critical introduction to these challenges, giving an overview of the science and policy of climate change at the global level and the emergence of climate change as an urban policy issue. It considers the challenges of governing climate change in the city in the context of the changing nature of urban politics, economics, society and infrastructures. It looks at how responses for mitigation and adaptation have emerged within the city, and the implications of climate change for social and environmental justice.

Drawing on examples from cities in the north and south, and richly illustrated with detailed case-studies, this book will enable students to understand the potential and limits of addressing climate change at the urban level and to explore the consequences for our future cities. It will be essential reading for undergraduate students across the disciplines of geography, politics, sociology, urban studies, planning and science and technology studies.

About the Author

Harriet A. Bulkeley is Professor of Geography, Energy and Environment in the Department of Geography, and Deputy Director of the Durham Energy Institute, Durham University, UK. Her research interests are in the nature and politics of environmental governance and focus on climate change and urban sustainability.