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Cities on the world stage : the politics of global urban climate governance /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gordon, David J., 1978- (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Urban policy > Environmental aspects.
Urban ecology (Sociology) > Government policy.
Climatic changes > Government policy > International cooperation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: All the World's a Stage: Cities and the Global Governance of Climate Change
  • I.1 A Puzzling Phenomenon: Coordination in the C40 City Network
  • I.2 My Argument
  • I.3 A Theory of Global Urban Governance Fields
  • I.4 Contributions
  • The City as Global Governor
  • An Empirical Picture of Coordination and Convergence in the C40
  • Explaining and Assessing the Global Governance Potential of Cities
  • I.5 Methods
  • I.6 Plan of the Book
  • I.7 Conclusion
  • 1 The Contours of Coordination in the C40
  • 1.1 Coordination and Collective Action in the C40: 2005-2018
  • 1.2 The C40 from 2005 to 2018: Demographics and Composition
  • 1.3 Climate Policy in the C40: Patterns across Space and Time
  • 1.4 The C40 in Context
  • 1.5 Alternative Accounts
  • Coordination in the C40: A Structural Account
  • Coordination in the C40: An Agential Story
  • Coordination in the C40: An Organizational Account
  • 2 A Theory of Global Urban Governance Fields
  • 2.1 Global Cities Governing/Governing Global Cities
  • 2.2 Field Theory: An Overview
  • 2.3 A Theory of Global Urban Governance Fields
  • Collective Identity and the Composition of a Governance Field
  • Habitus: Actors, Ideas, and Interests
  • Authority in Governance Fields: A Relational Perspective
  • Foundations of Authority in Governance Fields: Capital in Three Forms
  • Converting Capital into Authority: The Crucial Role of Recognition
  • Recognition in Global Urban Governance Fields
  • 2.4 Methods and Evidence
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3 The Contours of Convergence in the C40
  • 3.1 Methodological Foundations
  • 3.2 Methods and Data
  • 3.3 Who Governs/What Kind of Problem
  • 3.4 How C40 Cities Govern: Part I
  • 3.5 How C40 Cities Govern: Part II
  • 3.6 Convergence and Collective Identity in the C40
  • 3.7 Conclusion
  • 4 Act I: Contestation and Competition
  • 4.1 Governance Context
  • 4.2 A Tale of Two Protagonists: Competing Camps in the C40 Governance Field
  • 4.3 The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI)
  • Habitus
  • Governance Norms Projected onto the C40 Governance Field
  • Claims to Capital in the C40 Governance Field
  • 4.4 The C40 Chair
  • Habitus
  • Governance Norms Projected onto the C40 Governance Field
  • Claims to Capital in the C40 Governance Field
  • 4.5 Competing Claims and Clustering in the C40
  • 4.6 Explaining Clustering and Contestation
  • 4.7 Conclusion
  • 5 Act II: Convergence and Coordination
  • 5.1 Governance Context
  • 5.2 A New Vision for the C40
  • Habitus
  • Governance Norms Projected onto the C40 Governance Field
  • Claims to Capital in the C40 Governance Field
  • 5.3 Toward Convergence in the C40
  • 5.4 Explaining Convergence in the C40
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • 6 Act III: Consolidation and Collective Identity
  • 6.1 Governance Context