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Climate change and sustainable cities / edited by Hugo Priemus - Oxon: Routledge , 2014. - viii, 188 p.

1. Introduction --
2. Governing Carbon and Climate in the Cities: An Overview of Policy and Planning Challenges and Options --
3. National Climate Change Adaptation Strategies of European States from a Spatial Planning and Development Perspective --
4. Climate Risk and Security: New Meanings of `the Environment` in the English Planning System --
5. Rotterdam: A city and a Mainport on the Edge of a Delta --
6. Improving Sustainability in Urban Areas: Discussing the Potential for Transforming Conventional Car-based Travel into Electric Mobility --
7. Towards Energy-neutral New Housing Developments. Municipal Climate Governance in The Netherlands --
8. Improving Energy Efficiency of Social Housing Areas: A Case Study of a Retrofit Achieving an "A" Energy Performance Rating in the UK --
9. Mediating Low-Carbon Urban Transitions? Forms of Organization, Knowledge and Action --
10. Local Demonstrations for Global Transitions-Dynamics across Governance Levels Fostering Socio-Technical Regime Change Towards Sustainability

ISBN: 9780415826969

Subjects--Topical Terms:
City planning--Environmental aspects

Dewey Class. No.: 363.738746 / CLI