PART Ⅰ FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE LAW 3
1 Local climate change law&Benjamin J.Richardson 3
2 Transnational voluntary climate change initiatives for local governments: key variables, drivers and likely effects&Stepan Wood and Kevin Thompson 29
PART Ⅱ LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN NORTH AMERICA 69
3 Local climate change law and multi-level governance in North America&Scott Pasternack 69
4 Suburban climate change efforts in Minnesota: implications for multi-level mitigation strategies&Hari M.Osofsky 105
5 US municipal climate plans: what role will cities play in climate change mitigation?&Melissa Powers 134
6 Local solutions to a global problem? Climate change policy-making in Vancouver&Elizabeth Schwartz 164
7 Climate governance at the municipal level in Canada: a case study of mitigation efforts in Halifax&Meinhard Doelle and Kaija Belfry Munroe 195
8 Measuring climate action in Vancouver: comparing a city's greenhouse gas emissions inventory protocol to the inventory of consumption&Jennie Moore 221
9 Indigenous peoples and climate change policies: a comparative assessment of Indigenous governance models in Canada&Sophie Theriault 243
PART Ⅲ LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 273
10 Local climate action in the European Union&Marjan Peeters 273
11 Climate governance in China: using the 'iron hand'&Jolene Lin 300
12 Legal frameworks for local adaptation in Australia: the role of local government in water governance in a climate change era&Lee Godden 325
13 Climate governance in South African municipalities: opportunities and obstacles for local government&Anal du Plessis 353
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