Overview
Building on unique data, this book analyses the efficacy of a prominent climate change mitigation strategy: voluntary programs for sustainable buildings and cities. It evaluates the performance of thirty-five voluntary programs from the global north and south, including certification programs, knowledge networks, and novel forms of financing. The author examines them through the lens of club theory, urban transformation theory, and diffusion of innovations theory. Using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) the book points out the opportunities and constraints of voluntary programs for decarbonising the built environment, and argues for a transformation of their use in climate change mitigation. The book will appeal to readers interested in sustainable city planning, climate change mitigation, and voluntarism as an alternative governance mechanism for achieving socially and environmentally desirable outcomes. The wide diversity of cases from the global north and south generate new insights, and offers practical guidelines for designing effective programs.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeroen van der Heijden (Australian National University, Canberra)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.640kg
ISBN: 9781108415361
ISBN 10: 1108415369
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 20 July 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Advance praise: 'This book offers a rich and highly systematic empirical account of various voluntary programs for sustainable buildings and cities, viewed through a number of different theoretical lenses. It extends well beyond well known cases in Northern Europe to draw fascinating comparisons with new governance practices in Asia, the US and Australia. And it advances rapidly emerging debates on climate governance innovation beyond the UNFCCC. Highly recommended.' Andrew Jordan, Tyndall Centre, University of East Anglia Advance praise: 'In Voluntary programs for sustainable buildings and cities, Jeroen van der Heijden looks critically at the performance of voluntary programs for sustainable development in urban renewal. The analysis, covering 35 programs from six different countries, is conceptually, empirically and methodologically astute. The book should be required reading for students of environmental policy, governance theory, and political economy.' Jon Pierre, Goteborgs Universitet and University of Melbourne Advance praise: 'Jeroen van der Heijden's book is an innovative and impressive great-leap forward in extending the theory of regulation to areas and issues that were not studied from this point of view before. The scope and depth of the analysis makes it a must read for scholars and practitioners alike.' David Levi-Faur, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Author Information
Jeroen van der Heijden is an associate professor of urban climate governance at the Australian National University. He aims to improve local, national and international outcomes of urban governance on some of the most pressing challenges of our time: climate change and urbanisation.
