Repowering cities : governing climate change mitigation in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto /

Hughes, Sara, 1981-

Repowering cities : governing climate change mitigation in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto / Sara Hughes. - Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : the shifting ambitions and positions of city governments -- Progress or pipe dream? : cities and climate change mitigation -- Evaluating urban governance : a three-part framework -- Made to measure : tracing unique climate policy agendas in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto -- The means behind the methods : governing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- Are we there yet? : identifying and evaluating urban progress on climate change mitigation -- Conclusion : prospects and consequences of repowering cities.

"Provides a framework and analysis of urban climate change governance and identifies strategies for moving from incremental to transformative change in cities"--



9781501740428 9781501740435

2019000200


Climate change mitigation--Government policy--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.
Climate change mitigation--Government policy--California--Los Angeles--Case studies.
Climate change mitigation--Government policy--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.


Electronic Books.

QC903 / .R476 2019