This article provides a timely review of the interdisciplinary and disjointed literature on social
sustainability and identifies some readily available measures of this concept for American …

Adaptation planning offers a promising approach for identifying and devising solutions to
address local climate change impacts. Yet there is little empirical understanding of the …

Urban health scholars explore the connection between the urban space and health through
ontological perspectives that are shaped by their disciplinary traditions. Without explicit …

Polycentric theory, as applied to sustainability policy adoption, contends that municipalities
will act independently to provide public services that protect the environment. Our multilevel …

A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in American cities, updated with
the latest research and additional case studies. Today most major cities have undertaken …

Increasingly, local governments are crafting policy to tackle climate change. This article
examines why cities develop and implement climate change programs. The authors …

Why do some governments implement more sustainability practices than others? Based on
a national survey of US cities, this article finds moderate levels of sustainability efforts and …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Cities are increasingly experiencing the effects of
climate change and taking steps to adapt to current and future natural hazard risks …

This article examines local sustainability initiatives in the United States through the lens of
the “three pillars” of sustainability: economic development, environmental protection, and …

This article explores the relationship between political and civic participation and the pursuit
of sustainability in American cities. Some have argued that cities that exhibit more …