Local greens : cities and twenty-first century environmental problems / Katrina M. Wyman, Danielle Spiegel-Feld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wyman, Katrina M., 1970- author.

Spiegel-Feld, Danielle, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law--New York (State)--New York.

Environmental law.

Climatic changes--Law and legislation--New York (State)--New York.

Climatic changes.

Carbon dioxide mitigation--Law and legislation--New York (State)--New York.

Carbon dioxide mitigation.

Pollution--Law and legislation--New York (State)--New York.

Pollution.

Municipal corporations--New York (State)--New York.

Municipal corporations.

Carbon dioxide mitigation--Law and legislation.

Climatic changes--Law and legislation.

New York (State).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 263 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"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"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

A brief history of cities in environmental policy

An analytical framework

Local environmental protection in NYC

Decarbonization efforts in NYC

Adapting to climate change in NYC

An urban climate change agenda for the early twenty-first century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 6, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Wyman, Katrina Miriam. Local greens

ISBN:

9781009025195

1009025198

9781009027038

1009027034

9781009027236

1009027239

OCLC:

1524994831

Publisher Number:

CIPO000238080

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license