Repowering cities: governing climate change mitigation in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto

Abstract

"Provides a framework and analysis of urban climate change governance and identifies strategies for moving from incremental to transformative change in cities"-- Introduction : the shifting ambitions and positions of city governments -- Progress or pipe dream? : cities and climate change mitigation -- Evaluating urban governance : a three-part framework -- Made to measure : tracing unique climate policy agendas in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto -- The means behind the methods : governing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- Are we there yet? : identifying and evaluating urban progress on climate change mitigation -- Conclusion : prospects and consequences of repowering cities.