Understanding Local Adoption and Implementation of Climate Change Mitigation Policy

Increasingly, local governments are crafting policy to tackle climate change. This article examines why cities develop and implement climate change programs. The authors consider the impact of interest group pressure, political institutions, and problem severity on a city’s decision to develop and i...

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Published in:Urban affairs review (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) Calif.), 2011-05, Vol.47 (3), p.433-457
Main Authors: Sharp, Elaine B., Daley, Dorothy M., Lynch, Michael S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cities
City manager government
City managers
Climate
Climate Change
Climate change mitigation
Cost
Cost control
Cost-benefit analysis
Decisions
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Global warming
Globalization
Government programmes
Implementation
Interest Groups
Local Government
Managers
Mayors
Mitigation
Policy Implementation
Policy making
Political Institutions
Pressure
Program Implementation
Protection
Saving
Stress
Sustainable development
Urban conditions
Urban development
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