The Urban Climate Challenge: Rethinking the Role of Cities in the Global Climate Regime [Paperback]

Selected Contents: Part 1: Governing the Urban Climate Challenge: Understanding the Role of Cities in the Global Climate Regime  1. Introduction: Urban Resilience, Low Carbon Governance and the Global Climate Regime Craig Johnson, Noah Toly, and Heike Schroeder  2. Bringing Cities into the Global Climate Framework Saskia Sassen  3. Closed Cycles - Open City Katleen De Flander Part 2: Going Global? The Changing Face of Urban Climate Governance  4. If Cities are the Solution, What are the Problems? The Promise and Perils of Urban Climate Leadership David Gordon and Michele Acuto  5. Multinational Companies and Urban Climate Governance: Market Making or Successful Policy Innovation? Sofie Bouteligier  Part 3: Domestic Policy Responses: Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation into Urban Climate Governance  6. Combining Local and Transnational Action in the Adoption and Implementation of Climate Policies in the City of S?o Paulo Joana Setzer, Laura Valente de Macedo, and Fernando Rei  7. Urban Climate Governance Through a Sustainability Lens: Exploring the Integration of Adaptation and Mitigation in Four British Columbian Cities Sarah Burch, Alison Shaw, Freya Kristensen, John Robinson, and Ann Dale  8. Climate Change Adaptation in MumbalC8