Overview
- The local impact of climate change requires a local response
- Addressing the climate change challenge effectively needs engaged local governments and communities
- Local climate action successes presented show the value of an integrated approach
- Inspiring local climate action success stories show there are multiple benefits for all
- Millions of small and medium-sized communities around the globe have a vast potential for local climate action
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Global Change Research (AGLO, volume 39)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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A focus on Climate, Energy and Local Governments
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Local Climate Action Case Studies
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Reviews
"This is a timely book that addresses an urgent problem. Not only does it draw our attention to the role of local government in addressing climate change but it also highlights the issue with regard to small and medium sized communities, which is where the majority of Europe's population actually lives. Moreover, the emphasis on participation is important in an age where the legitimacy of government action is increasingly being questioned." (Rob Atkinson, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)
"Municipalities matter! With clear arguments and multiple case studies Maryke van Staden and Francesco Musco show how mayors and local governments can - and must - lead in climate action. " (Michael Hebbert, University of Manchester, UK)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Local Governments and Climate Change
Book Subtitle: Sustainable Energy Planning and Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Communities
Editors: Maryke van Staden, Francesco Musco
Series Title: Advances in Global Change Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9531-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9530-6Published: 31 March 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3187-5Published: 05 May 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9531-3Published: 05 April 2010
Series ISSN: 1574-0919
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 434
Number of Illustrations: 50 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Political Science, Climate Change Management and Policy, Renewable and Green Energy, Sustainable Development, Cities, Countries, Regions