Governing climate change : global cities and transnational lawmaking / Jolene Lin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lin, Jolene, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies on environment, energy and natural resource governance

Cambridge studies on environment, energy and natural resources governance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climate change mitigation--International cooperation.

Climate change mitigation.

Climatic changes--Law and legislation.

Climatic changes.

Municipal corporations.

Global warming--Law and legislation.

Global warming.

Global warming--International cooperation.

Climatic changes--International cooperation.

Environmental law, International.

International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Cities are no longer just places to live inches They are significant actors on the global stage, and nowhere is this trend more prominent than in the world of transnational climate change governance (TCCG). Through transnational networks that form links between cities, states, international organizations, corporations, and civil society, cities are developing and implementing norms, practices, and voluntary standards across national boundaries. In introducing cities as transnational lawmakers, Jolene Lin provides an exciting new perspective on climate change law and policy, offering novel insights about the reconfiguration of the state and the nature of international lawmaking as the involvement of cities in TCCG blurs the public/private divide and the traditional strictures of 'domestic' versus 'international'. This illuminating book should be read by anyone interested in understanding how cities - in many cases, more than the countries in which they're located - are addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Global Cities, Climate Change and Transnational Lawmaking; 2. Theoretical Framework; 3. The Rise of the City in International Affairs; 4. City Action on Climate Change; 5. Transnational Urban Climate Governance via Networks - the case of C40; 6. Cities as Transnational Lawmakers; 7. A Normative Assessment of Urban Climate Law; 8. Conclusion;.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jun 2018).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781108347907

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