Cities, Networks, and Global Environmental Governance - 9781138833210

Name: Cities, Networks, and Global Environmental Governance - 9781138833210
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Cities, Networks, and Global Environmental GovernanceSpaces of Innovation, Places of Leadership\nAuthor(s): Sofie Bouteligier\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138833210, 978-1138833210\nSynopsis\nAs a result of global dynamicsthe increasing interconnection of people and placesinnovations in global environmental governance haved altered the role of cities in shaping the future of the planet. This book is a timely study of the importance of these social transformations in our increasingly global and increasingly urban world. \n\nThrough analysis of transnational municipal networks, such as Metropolis and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Sofie Bouteligier's innovative study examines theories of the network society and global cities from a global ecology perspective. Through direct observation and interviews and using two types of city networks that have been treated separately in the literature, she discove.