2021
DOI: 10.1080/14494035.2021.1934984
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When opportunity backfires: exploring the implementation of urban climate governance alternatives in three major US cities

Abstract: Around the world, cities have committed themselves to urban climate action strategies with targets that go beyond those of their national governments. To implement their strategies, cities have embraced a range of alternative governance instruments and approaches ('governance alternatives'). While they have long been lauded by academics, policymakers, and practitioners for doing so, these 'frontrunner' cities are now being seen to struggle to achieve their ambitious targets when using governance alternatives. … Show more

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“…Recognizing the multitude of actors and their in uence on urban spaces at various scales-local, national, and regional-it becomes evident that achieving convergence and alignment, often referred to as regional governance and democracy, is of paramount importance. Recent years have witnessed a notable shift in urban management strategies, with an increasing focus on urban governance, as noted by Heijden (2021). While traditional urban management predominantly emphasized the e cient allocation of resources for service delivery within municipal structures, administrative systems, planning processes, and policy implementation methods (Mantiñán et al, 2019), urban governance takes a more holistic approach by integrating urban management and government at the local level (municipality or local government), as underscored by Ripp and Rodwell (2016).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Recognizing the multitude of actors and their in uence on urban spaces at various scales-local, national, and regional-it becomes evident that achieving convergence and alignment, often referred to as regional governance and democracy, is of paramount importance. Recent years have witnessed a notable shift in urban management strategies, with an increasing focus on urban governance, as noted by Heijden (2021). While traditional urban management predominantly emphasized the e cient allocation of resources for service delivery within municipal structures, administrative systems, planning processes, and policy implementation methods (Mantiñán et al, 2019), urban governance takes a more holistic approach by integrating urban management and government at the local level (municipality or local government), as underscored by Ripp and Rodwell (2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It can be used to provide evidence-based information on where to invest to gain the biggest impact on specific goals. This paper is part of a collection in this issue of not including the right mix [6][7][8]. When done in an equitable manner, early stakeholder engagement increases transparency, creates more relevant solutions, allows for earlier identification of available resources, and generates greater commitment to urban health-strengthening efforts.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is particularly the case for adaption measures, but also in the traffic, energy, or building sector, i.e., such sectors that concern infrastructural matters. In these areas, local communities have a high problem‐solving capacity due to local knowledge and experience and should therefore engage actively in climate protection or adaptation endeavors (Domorenok & Zito, 2021; van der Heijden, 2021).…”
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“…This is particularly the case for adaption measures, but also in the traffic, energy, or building sector, i.e., such sectors that concern infrastructural matters. In these areas, local communities have a high problem-solving capacity due to local knowledge and experience and should therefore engage actively in climate protection or adaptation endeavors (Domorenok & Zito, 2021;van der Heijden, 2021).This special issue on "Local Climate Governance" brings together 11 research teams that engage with a wide diversity of topics related to local climate policy, as well as different theoretical and methodological approaches. In this editorial, we summarize the most important findings of this special issue, link it to the most recent research on local climate policy, and make some suggestions for further research.…”
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confidence: 99%