Cities and urban areas are increasingly recognized as strategic arenas for climate change
action. Processes of urban governance addressing climate change reconfigure the politics …

Urban green space is purported to offset greenhouse‐gas (GHG) emissions, remove air and
water pollutants, cool local climate, and improve public health. To use these services …

Cities are key sites where climate change is being addressed. Previous research has largely
overlooked the multiplicity of climate change responses emerging outside formal contexts of …

We explore the potential of urban ecosystem services for improving resilience and quality of
life in cities. First, we classify and categorize important ecosystem services and disservices …

Studies of the urban governance of climate change have proliferated over the past decade,
as municipalities across the world increasingly place the issue on their agendas and private …

Climate change is one of the most significant global challenges facing the world today. It is
also a critical issue for the world's cities. Now home to over half the world's population, urban …

The traditional view of climate governance is that local action is shaped by international
agreements and national policies, the priorities of funders, and ideas advanced by …

This paper analyses the results from two surveys which were sent to all Norwegian
municipalities in 2007 and gives an overview of adaptation measures undertaken by local …

Polycentric theory, as applied to sustainability policy adoption, contends that municipalities
will act independently to provide public services that protect the environment. Our multilevel …

A concise and accessible examination of sustainability in a range of contemporary contexts,
from economic development to government policy. The word “sustainability” has been …