Climate governance in transnational municipal networks: advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typology
The steady emergence of transnational municipal climate networks demonstrates that cities are globally joining forces to tackle climate change. However, we still know little about how these increasingly influential organisations function. By modifying and extending an existing network typology throu...
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| author | Wolfgang Haupt Alessandro Coppola |
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| description | The steady emergence of transnational municipal climate networks demonstrates that cities are globally joining forces to tackle climate change. However, we still know little about how these increasingly influential organisations function. By modifying and extending an existing network typology through the development of a set of new dimensions and indicators, this paper aims to better define, systemise, and distinguish the different networks. The paper demonstrates that there are very exclusive elite networks only open to a limited number of municipalities and very inclusive mass networks open to almost all municipalities. Moreover, many networks vary significantly in terms of organisational structure, governance, or the number of involved private, public, or other partners. Additionally, we raise critical questions to be addressed by future qualitative research. These should be focused on gaining a better understanding of the significance of the various network partners as well as the existing collaboration in several networks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1dc678716f9b46a6a6e530354e6b9d022023-09-21T15:28:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Urban Sustainable Development1946-31381946-31462019-05-0111212314010.1080/19463138.2019.15832351583235Climate governance in transnational municipal networks: advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typologyWolfgang Haupt0Alessandro Coppola1Gran Sasso Science InstituteGran Sasso Science InstituteThe steady emergence of transnational municipal climate networks demonstrates that cities are globally joining forces to tackle climate change. However, we still know little about how these increasingly influential organisations function. By modifying and extending an existing network typology through the development of a set of new dimensions and indicators, this paper aims to better define, systemise, and distinguish the different networks. The paper demonstrates that there are very exclusive elite networks only open to a limited number of municipalities and very inclusive mass networks open to almost all municipalities. Moreover, many networks vary significantly in terms of organisational structure, governance, or the number of involved private, public, or other partners. Additionally, we raise critical questions to be addressed by future qualitative research. These should be focused on gaining a better understanding of the significance of the various network partners as well as the existing collaboration in several networks.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2019.1583235climate changeclimate governanceglobal environmental governancelocal leveltransnational municipal climate networks |
| spellingShingle | Wolfgang Haupt Alessandro Coppola Climate governance in transnational municipal networks: advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typology International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development climate change climate governance global environmental governance local level transnational municipal climate networks |
| title | Climate governance in transnational municipal networks: advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typology |
| title_full | Climate governance in transnational municipal networks: advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typology |
| title_fullStr | Climate governance in transnational municipal networks: advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate governance in transnational municipal networks: advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typology |
| title_short | Climate governance in transnational municipal networks: advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typology |
| title_sort | climate governance in transnational municipal networks advancing a potential agenda for analysis and typology |
| topic | climate change climate governance global environmental governance local level transnational municipal climate networks |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2019.1583235 |
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