Cities and global governance : new sites for international relations /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Amen, Michael Mark, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2011.
Series:Global interdisciplinary studies series.
Subjects:
Municipal government > International cooperation.
Municipal government > International cooperation > Case studies.
Globalization > Political aspects.
Globalization > Political aspects > Case studies.
Cities and towns > Political aspects > Case studies.
Cities and towns > Political aspects.
Subnational governments > Foreign relations > Case studies.
Subnational governments > Foreign relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Sighting or slighting cities in international relations
  • The emerging global landscape and the new role of the globalizing city regions
  • Paradiplomacy in the developing world: the case of Brazil
  • The emergence of cross-border regions and Canadian-United States relations
  • The evolution of city indicators: challenges and progress
  • Auditing cities through circles of sustainability
  • Cities, the environment, and global governance: a political ecological perspective
  • Cities and global environmental NGOs: emerging transnational urban networks?
  • The global city today: advantages of specialization and costs of financialization
  • World city networks: measurement, social organization, global governance, and structural change
  • Concluding remarks.

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