Governing Sustainable Cities

Evans, Bob; Joas, Marko; Sundback, Susan; Theobald, Kate

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“…When it comes to staff working on climate throughput processes the involvement of a "committed individual" [17], "local firebrand" or "local catalyst" [48,[50][51][52] is of great importance; viz. civil servants or public officials who have the power, authority, experience and personal skills to intervene and influence decision-making at a given moment [53] or who make sure to protect or maintain the interest of climate change on local political and policy agendas [48,[50][51][52]54].…”

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“…civil servants or public officials who have the power, authority, experience and personal skills to intervene and influence decision-making at a given moment [53] or who make sure to protect or maintain the interest of climate change on local political and policy agendas [48,[50][51][52]54]. We argue that next to being motivated and committed this person also has above average skills in networking, process managing, niche managing and playing the role of 'policy entrepreneur' to get climate issues on political and policy agendas (e.g., [12].…”

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Presenting a Framework to Analyze Local Climate Policy and Action in Small and Medium-Sized Cities

2016

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Academic attention to local climate policy usually focuses on large-sized cities. Given the climate challenges ahead this seems unjustified. Small and medium-sized cities (SMCs) deserve scholarly attention as well. The main question is: What factors influence climate change policy and local climate actions in SMCs? In this article we present an analytical framework to analyze climate change policy and local climate actions of SMCs. The framework addresses different aspects: policy-input, -throughput, -output, -outcome, characteristics of the local environment, local action arenas, influence by higher government levels, and interaction with climate change issue networks.The framework is used to analyze and compare four case studies of SMCs in the Dutch region of Twente (two urban and two rural municipalities, and addresses both adaptation and mitigation). Results show that both 'localist', 'multi-level' and issue network membership factors influence local climate policy action. Governance modes discerned concern mostly 'governing by authority' and 'self-governing'. When reflecting on the role of SMCs in climate action the study revealed the importance of local capacity building schemes issued by provincial government, inter-municipal network collaboration, and the potential for local governments to mobilize and organize citizen action.

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Presenting a Framework to Analyze Local Climate Policy and Action in Small and Medium-Sized Cities

2016

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“…Nos países da América Latina esse fenômeno foi possibilitado em grande medida pelo processo de Reforma do Estado (Evans et al, 2005;Satterthwaite et al, 2007), que, além de aumentar a jurisdição dos municípios, possibilitou a abertura de canais de participação, fomentando dinâmicas inovadoras informais e flexíveis e ambiente favorável à constituição de parcerias (Loiola e Moura, 1997), como é o caso das redes.…”

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“…2013 Entre os diversos atores que participam da governança transnacional do clima, os governos subnacionais, especialmente os municípios, de vários países, vêm a algum tempo tomando suas próprias ações no que concerne à questão climática, antecipando-se às normas nacionais ou internacionais (Lankao, 2007a). Nos países da América Latina, esse fenômeno foi possibilitado em grande medida pelo processo de descentralização decorrente da reforma do Estado, que aumentou a autoridade e a jurisdição dos governos locais nas últimas décadas como forma de melhorar a efetividade de várias políticas públicas (Evans et al, 2005;Satterthwaite et al, 2007).…”

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Participação em redes transnacionais e a formulação de políticas locais em mudanças climáticas: o caso de Palmas

2013

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Os municípios brasileiros que possuem uma política específica sobre mudanças climáticas foram ou ainda são membros da rede transnacional Local Governments for Sustainability (Iclei), sendo a cidade de Palmas-TO a primeira a instituir uma lei sobre o tema. Nesse contexto, buscou-se identificar em qual medida a participação do município na campanha Cidades pela Proteção do Clima (CPC) do Iclei influenciou a formulação e a implementação de políticas locais sobre mudanças climáticas. Foi utilizado o método qualitativo de pesquisa, por meio da análise de documentos formais e entrevistas semiestruturadas com atores da administração pública municipal e do terceiro setor. Concluiu-se que, no caso analisado, o Iclei influenciou, em parte, na ação local em mudanças climáticas, pois já havia ações da Prefeitura antes da adesão à rede; entretanto, o Iclei colaborou para o reforço da capacidade local para agir em relação à problemática. Pa l a v r a s -c h a v e : políticas locais; mudanças climáticas; redes transnacionais; Governos Locais pela Sustentabilidade.Participación en redes transnacionales y la formulación de políticas locales en cambios climá-ticos: el caso de Palmas Los municipios brasileños que tienen una política específica acerca de cambios climáticos fueron o aún son miembros de la red transnacional Local Governments for Sustainability (Iclei), y la ciudad de Palmas, Tocantins, Brasil, fue la primera a instituir una ley acerca del tema. En ese contexto, se buscó identificar en cual medida la participación del municipio en la campaña Ciudades por la Protección del Clima (CPC) del Iclei influyó en la formulación y la implementación de políticas locales acerca de cambios climáticos. Se utilizó el método cualitativo de investigación, por medio del análisis de docuArtigo recebido em 23 abr.

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“…As much as planning and development of sustainable cities, these cities' management or governance is also a highly crucial and also challenging task-as urban governance and sustainability are rapidly becoming key issues in cities all around the world-thus need further attention from scholars [96]. Yigitcanlar and Teriman [97] suggest a continuous link between urban planning and development processes in order to form an integrated mechanism for achieving sustainable outcomes.…”

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Planning, Development and Management of Sustainable Cities: A Commentary from the Guest Editors

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Kamruzzaman

2015

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Cities are the most dramatic manifestations of human activities on the surface of the earth. These human-dominated organisms-i.e., cities-degrade natural habitats, simplify species composition, disrupt hydrological systems, and modify energy flow and nutrient cycling. Today, these consequential impacts of human activities, originated from population increase, rapid urbanization, high private motor vehicle dependency, deregulated industrialization and mass livestock production, are increasing exponentially and causing great deal of environmental, social, and economic challenges both at global and local scales. In such a situation, establishment of sustainable cities, through sustainable urban development practices, is seen as a potential panacea to combat these challenges responsibly, effectively, and efficiently. This paper offers a critical review of the key literature on the issues relating to planning, development and management of sustainable cities, introduces the contributions from the Special Issue, and speculates on the prospective research directions to place necessary mechanisms to secure a sustainable urban future for all.

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Governing Sustainable Cities

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Presenting a Framework to Analyze Local Climate Policy and Action in Small and Medium-Sized Cities

Presenting a Framework to Analyze Local Climate Policy and Action in Small and Medium-Sized Cities

Participação em redes transnacionais e a formulação de políticas locais em mudanças climáticas: o caso de Palmas

Planning, Development and Management of Sustainable Cities: A Commentary from the Guest Editors

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