Cities Responding to Climate Change Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo
This book explores the climate policy approaches established by various city governments. It details the strategies, plans and initiatives that have so far been designed to both mitigate and adapt to the impacts of global warming. In doing so, it consider
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CITIES RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo
Cities Responding to Climate Change
Stephen Jones
Cities Responding to Climate Change Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo
Stephen Jones University of Queensland Coorparoo, QLD, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-64809-5 ISBN 978-3-319-64810-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-64810-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017955055 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: marungaman/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Acknowledgments
A book on climate change policy by city government must attempt to capture the essence of context and its role in shaping responses, and this is particularly so in a book with an international focus. I received help from people along the way, and I owe a great debt of gratitude to specific individuals who influenced my thinking with their perspectives and experience. A first acknowledgement must go to my home institution, the University of Queensland’s Business School. Over the years it has supported my research efforts and, more specifically, enabled me to spend time working on completing the book. A second acknowledgment must go to my friend and colleague Professor Geert Bouckaert, from the Institute for Public Governance at KU Leuven. Our many discussions on the nature and pervasiveness of performance management shaped my ideas on the topic and much of the approach taken in the book. Third, I must acknowledge Professor Brian Head, from the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queeensland, for his friendship and guidance at
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