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Megacities in climate governance: the case of Rio de Janeiro/Megacidades na governanca climatica: o caso do Rio de Janeiro
This paper shows the vital role of cities in climate governance, as places where the crisis is expressed in latent form, but also as emblematic spaces in terms of technological innovation and social empowerment. It discusses challenges of megacities like Rio de Janeiro, given their vulnerability, re...
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Published in: | Meridiano 47 2016-01 |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
Online Access: | Get full text |
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Summary: | This paper shows the vital role of cities in climate governance, as places where the crisis is expressed in latent form, but also as emblematic spaces in terms of technological innovation and social empowerment. It discusses challenges of megacities like Rio de Janeiro, given their vulnerability, resilience and environmental risks to the transition of a more intelligent and sustainable patterns of urbanization, through its domestic policies and paradiplomacy networks. Keywords: Megacities, governance, climate change; global change; climate governance; paradiplomacy networks. Este artigo mostra o papel vital das cidades na governanca do clima, como lugares onde a crise se expressa de forma latente, mas tambem como espacos emblematicos em termos de inovacao tecnologica e empoderamento social. Discute os desafios de megacidades como Rio de Janeiro, considerando suas vulnerabilidades, riscos socioambientais e resiliencias para a transicao de modelos mais inteligentes e sustentaveis de urbanizacao, atraves de suas politicas domesticas e redes de paradiplomacia. Palavras-chave: Megacidades; governanca; mudancas climaticas; mudancas globais; governanca climatica; redes de paradiplomacia. |
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ISSN: | 1518-1219 1518-1219 |
DOI: | 10.20889/M47e17013 |