Cities on the world stage : the politics of global urban climate governance / David J. Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, David J., 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--Environmental aspects.

Urban policy.

Urban ecology (Sociology)--Government policy.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Climatic changes--Government policy--International cooperation.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

International cooperation.

Physical Description:

xiii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Cities are playing an ever more important role in the mitigation and adaption to climate change. This book examines the politics shaping whether, how and to what extent cities engage in global climate governance. By studying the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and drawing on scholarship from international relations, social movements, global governance and field theory, the book introduces a theory of global urban governance fields. This theory links observed increases in city engagement and coordination to the convergence of C40 cities around particular ways of understanding and enforcing climate governance. The collective capacity of cities to produce effective and socially equitable global climate governance is also analysed. Highlighting the constraints facing city networks and the potential pitfalls associated with a city-driven global response, this assessment of the transformative potential of cities will be of great interest to researchers, graduate students and policymakers in global environmental politics and policy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.1. A Puzzling Phenomenon: Coordination in the C40 City Network

1.2. My Argument

1.3. A Theory of Global Urban Governance Fields

1.4. Contributions

1.5. Methods

1.6. Plan of the Book

1.7. Conclusion

1. The Contours of Coordination in the C40

1.1. Coordination and Collective Action in the C40: 2005-2018

1.2. The C40 from 2005 to 2018: Demographics and Composition

1.3. Climate Policy in the C40: Patterns across Space and Time

1.4. The C40 in Context

1.5. Alternative Accounts

2. A Theory of Global Urban Governance Fields

2.1. Global Cities Governing/Governing Global Cities

2.2. Field Theory: An Overview

2.3. A Theory of Global Urban Governance Fields

2.4. Methods and Evidence

2.5. Conclusion

3. The Contours of Convergence in the C40

3.1. Methodological Foundations

3.2. Methods and Data

3.3. Who Governs/What Kind of Problem

3.4. How C40 Cities Govern: Part I

3.5. How C40 Cities Govern: Part II

3.6. Convergence and Collective Identity in the C40

3.7. Conclusion

4. Act I: Contestation and Competition

4.1. Governance Context

4.2. A Tale of Two Protagonists: Competing Camps in the C40 Governance Field

4.3. The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI)

4.4. The C40 Chair

4.5. Competing Claims and Clustering in the C40

4.6. Explaining Clustering and Contestation

4.7. Conclusion

5. Act II: Convergence and Coordination

5.1. Governance Context

5.2. A New Vision for the C40

5.3. Toward Convergence in the C40

5.4. Explaining Convergence in the C40

5.5. Conclusion

6. Act HI: Consolidation and Collective Identity

6.1. Governance Context

6.2. The Structuring Effects of a Governance Field

6.3. Convergence and Consolidation in the C40

6.4. Explaining Consolidation in the C40

6.5. Conclusion

C.1. Empirical and Methodological Contributions

C.2. Theoretical Contributions

C.3. Practical Implications

C.4. Future Research

C.5. Final Thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gordon, David J., 1978- Cities on the world stage

ISBN:

9781107192331

1107192331

OCLC:

1112129959