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OverviewClimate change is real, and extreme weather events are its physical manifestations. These extreme events affect how we live and work in cities, and subsequently the way we design, plan, and govern them. Taking action 'for the environment' is not only a moral imperative; instead, it is activated by our everyday experience in the city. Based on the author's site visits and interviews in Darwin (Australia), Tulsa (Oklahoma), Cleveland (Ohio), and Cape Town (South Africa), this book tells the story of how cities can lead a transformative pro-environment politics. National governments often fail to make binding agreements that bring about radical actions for the environment. This book shows how cities, as local sites of mobilizing a collective, political agenda, can be frontiers for activating the kind of environmental politics that appreciates the role of 'nature' in the everyday functioning of our urban life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ihnji JonPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Weight: 0.417kg ISBN: 9780745341491ISBN 10: 0745341497 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 20 July 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsFigures and tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Environment politics beyond environment 2. Why cities? Towards a new theorisation of ‘scale’ 3. Darwin vs. Tulsa: How cities talk about ‘nature’ without saying the word 4. Cleveland vs. Cape Town: Can a city aspire to be green and inclusive? 5. Cities and complexity: Linking ‘the social’ with ‘the environmental’ 6. Conclusion: Possibilities of the unknown, for the unknown Postscript: Future directions for cities in the Anthropocene Notes IndexReviews'This thought-provoking book brings an exciting, young voice to contemporary urban planning. Jon proposes that pragmatic urban policy must factor in respectful, more-than-human relationships. Her message of hope in the possibilities of the unknown should shape critical discussion in urban planning and geography seminars' -- Jean Hillier, Professor Emerita at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne 'Theoretically-informed and practically-engaged, Ihnji Jon has written a thoughtful and compelling argument for an anti-essentialist ecology that links environmental concerns with inequality and centers the necessary political action in the fertile complexity of cities' -- Robert A. Beauregard, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University Author InformationIhnji Jon is a Lecturer in International Urban Politics at University of Melbourne, where she explores political theory, environment politics, and urban governance. Her work has been published by various peer reviewed journals, including Planning Theory, L’Espace Politique, and Planning Theory & Practice. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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