Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment – serie
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Water, State and the City
Av A. Ioris
Inbunden, 2015
551 kr
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The book investigates the complexity of the Latin American mega cities and the multiple commitments of the apparatus of the state with a focus on the failures of the public water sector. It offers an innovative interpretation of large-scale urbanization, one of the most challenging questions …
Interwoven Cities
Av Liam Magee
Inbunden, 2015
551 kr
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Proposing a renovation of the metaphor of the urban fabric, Interwoven Cities develops an analysis of how cities might be woven into alternative patterns, to better sustain social and ecological life.
Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics
Saviours, Supplicants or Agents of Change?
Inbunden, 2017
606 kr
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There is now a palpable sense of optimism about the role of cities and transnational city-networks in global climate governance. Yet, amidst the euphoria, there is also a sense that the power that has been ascribed to – and frequently assumed by – cities has been overstated; that the power of …
Low Carbon Urban Infrastructure Investment in Asian Cities
Av Joni Jupesta, Takako Wakiyama
Inbunden, 2016
551 kr
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Several Asian cities have already invested in initiatives to build and promote Green Cities. Owing to the limited capacity of local governments, the funding of urban infrastructure has become a critical issue. Against this background, this book explores a new funding mechanism which demands the …
Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics
Saviours, Supplicants or Agents of Change?
Häftad, 2018
606 kr
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There is now a palpable sense of optimism about the role of cities and transnational city-networks in global climate governance. Yet, amidst the euphoria, there is also a sense that the power that has been ascribed to – and frequently assumed by – cities has been overstated; that the power of …
Low Carbon Urban Infrastructure Investment in Asian Cities
Av Joni Jupesta, Takako Wakiyama
Häftad, 2018
551 kr
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Several Asian cities have already invested in initiatives to build and promote Green Cities. Owing to the limited capacity of local governments, the funding of urban infrastructure has become a critical issue. Against this background, this book explores a new funding mechanism which demands the …
Urbanization of Green Internationalism
Inbunden, 2018
607 kr
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The recent rise of cities in global environmental politics has stimulated remarkable debates about sustainable urban development and the geopolitics of a changing world order no longer defined by tightly bordered national regimes. This book explores this major theme by drawing on approaches that …
Urbanization of Green Internationalism
Häftad, 2019
607 kr
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The recent rise of cities in global environmental politics has stimulated remarkable debates about sustainable urban development and the geopolitics of a changing world order no longer defined by tightly bordered national regimes. This book explores this major theme by drawing on approaches that …
City Diplomacy
Inbunden, 2020
771 kr
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This book presents an accessible overview of the seven key concepts of city diplomacy (development cooperation, peacekeeping, economy, innovation, environment, culture, and migration). The book discusses its scope and challenges, maps the actors involved along with their interaction and offers …
Blue Biophilic Cities
Nature and Resilience Along The Urban Coast
Inbunden, 2017
607 kr
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There is a growing recognition of the contact we need with nature to be happy, healthy and to lead meaningful lives. We need that nature daily, if not hourly, and so it must be nearby to where we live and work. This is central to the concept of ‘biophilic cities’ which is emerging as a global …
Blue Biophilic Cities
Nature and Resilience Along The Urban Coast
Häftad, 2018
607 kr
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There is a growing recognition of the contact we need with nature to be happy, healthy and to lead meaningful lives. We need that nature daily, if not hourly, and so it must be nearby to where we live and work. This is central to the concept of ‘biophilic cities’ which is emerging as a global …
