Cities and Climate Change: Urban Sustainability and Global Environmental Governance

Cities and Climate Change: Urban Sustainability and Global Environmental Governance. By H. BULKELEY and M. M. BETSILL London: Routledge, 2003, 237 pp. £65.00. ISBN 0415 27379 X

This book analyses 'the role of cities in addressing climate change and illustrates the multilevel nature of climate change governance'. This is how Harriet Bulkeley and Michele Betsill introduce their book - a concise clear description which sets the tone for the whole work. They investigate how local-level organizations are taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, condensing their discussion into 237 pages in a we 11-structured and logical way, both in the chapter progression and within each chapter. Jargon...