TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richardson Benjamin J
AU  -  
TI  - Local climate change law : Environmental regulation in cities and other localities
SN  - 9780857937476
U1  - 341.762000 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Edward Elgar
KW  - 1. Climatic Changes - Law & Legislation2. Local Government - Environmental Policy
N1  - Table of contents
Contents:
Preface
Willemien du Plessis and Melissa Powers
PART I: FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE LAW
1. Local Climate Change Law Benjamin J. Richardson
2. Transnational Voluntary Climate Change Initiatives for Local Governments: Key Variables, Drivers and Likely Effects Stepan Wood and Kevin Thompson
PART II: LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN NORTH AMERICA
3. Local Climate Change Law and Multi-level Governance in North America Scott Pasternack
4. Suburban Climate Change Efforts in Minnesota: Implications for Multi-level Mitigation Strategies
Hari M. Osofsky
5. US Municipal Climate Plans: What Role Will Cities Play in Climate Change Mitigation? Melissa Powers
6. Local Solutions to a Global Problem? Climate Change Policy-making in Vancouver Elizabeth Schwartz
7. Climate Governance at the Municipal Level in Canada: A Case Study of Mitigation Efforts in Halifax
Meinhard Doelle and Kaija Belfry Munroe
8. Measuring Climate Action in Vancouver: Comparing a City's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Protocol to the Inventory of Consumption Jennie Moore
9. Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Policies: A Comparative Assessment of Indigenous Governance Models in Canada Sophie Theriault
PART III: LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
10. Local Climate Action in the European Union Marjan Peeters
11. Climate Governance in China: Using the 'Iron Hand' Jolene Lin
12. Legal Frameworks for Local Adaptation in Australia: The Role of Local Government in Water Governance in a Climate Change Era Lee Godden 
13. Climate Governance in South African Municipalities: Opportunities and Obstacles for Local Government
Anel du Plessis
Index
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