The global population has rapidly urbanized over the past century, and the urbanization rate
is projected to reach about 70% by 2050. In line with these trends and the increasing …

International institutions such as treaties and organizations shape, and are shaped by, the
large web-like architecture of global governance. Yet we know little about what this …

The narrative of 'urban transformations' epitomises the hope that cities provide rich
opportunities for contributing to local and global sustainability and resilience. Urban …

Cities have increasingly recognised the risks posed by climate change and the need to
adapt. To support climate action, cities have formed cooperative networks such as the C40 …

In light of the relatively modest achievements of international climate change governance,
high hopes are being placed on global city networks as an essential solution to problems in …

In this review, we take stock of the last decade of research on climate change governance in
urban areas since the 2009 conference in Copenhagen. Using a systematic evaluation of …

Over the past decade, diverse urban governance innovations and experiments have
emerged with the declared aim to foster climate change mitigation and adaptation, involving …

Cities are expected to contribute to climate mitigation by providing effective climate policy
actions in a multilevel governance context. Yet, it is unclear what we actually know about the …

The proliferation of transnational municipal networks (TMNs) has led to different innovative
models of urban climate change governance. To date, there have been few reflexive …

This article presents a review of the theoretical and empirical studies of paradiplomacy
produced to date, focusing on the literature on subnational diplomacy in China, specifically …