Title:
Cities break new ground
Authors:
Bouteligier, S.
Year:
2009
Serial number:
17
Journal:
The Broker
Pages:
18
-
20
ISSN:
[1874-2033]
Language:
eng
Subject:
Environment and Natural Resources
Keywords:
governance
,
sustainable development
,
environment
,
climate change
Abstract:
Cities are taking the lead in tackling global environmental problems locally. They form international networks to try to influence global politics and collaborate to share information and best practices. Several mayors and local government organizations have stated that they recognize their responsibility and will lead the way in tackling environmental problems. But what does this mean in practice? What are cities doing to pioneer global environmental governance? Why do they want to do this? Is their contribution really making a difference at the global level? This article provides answers to these questions.
Organization:
The Broker
Region:
Global
Category:
General
Right:
© 2009 IDP. This article has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported license.
Document type:
E-article
File:
165972.pdf