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