Abstract
This chapter presents the case study of how transformative climate governance capacities emerge in New York City. NYC represents a highly complex governance setting with multiple agencies, actors and jurisdictions involved in the development and implementation of climate policy and projects. Over the past years, NYC has substantially innovated its approach to addressing climate change in the context of sustainability and resilience, which builds on a city-wide integration of multiple goals related to climate change, air pollution, emissions reductions and equity. A variety of partnerships and networks emerged through the processes to implement these goals. The case study traces these processes over time and shows how and what types of governance capacities have been created. It also points out gaps and challenges such as community involvement and overcoming multiple jurisdictions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Transformative Climate Governance |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Capacities Perspective to Systematise, Evaluate and Guide Climate Action |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 205-240 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-49040-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-49039-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 27 Aug 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
