Local Greens, 9781316515419
Hardcover
Can cities truly save the planet? New York’s story unfolds.
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Local Greens

cities and twenty-first century environmental problems

  • Hardcover

    280 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 2025

Summary

Local Greens: Can Cities Really Solve Climate Change?

As the federal government faltered on climate action in the 21st century, US cities pledged to lead the way. Networks of city governments and philanthropists offered support, and cities invested in sustainability initiatives. Yet, progress on emissions reduction remained limited.

Local Greens provides a clear-eyed analysis of big city governments’ potential to address urgent environmental problems. Through origin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781316515419
ISBN-10:1316515419
Author:Katrina M. Wyman, Danielle Spiegel-Feld
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:280
Release Date:31 August 2025
Weight:0g
About The Author

Katrina M. Wyman

Katrina M. Wyman teaches and researches environmental law at New York University School of Law, where she is the Wilf Family Professor of Property Law and Faculty Director of the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law. She has published extensively on local environmental law and policy.

Danielle Spiegel-Feld spent nearly a decade as Executive Director of the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at New York University School of Law, where she often worked closely with New York City officials to advance local environmental policy. She is an editor of Global Sustainable Cities (2023).

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