Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I Cross-Cutting Issues: Norms and Laws
5. 1 Global Sustainable Cities and Laudato Si’ 21
6. 2 Charting the Legal Landscape: Cities’ Legal Authority to Develop Environmental Law 49
7. Part II Protecting Water Quality and Providing Safe Drinking Water
8. 3 No City Is an Island: Water Management in Berlin 73
9. 4 Restoring Freshwater Resources in Abu Dhabi: Challenges and Solutions 86
10. 5 Safeguarding Delhi’s Water 103
11. 6 New York City’s Water 119
12. Part III Reducing Local Air Pollution
13. 7 Clearing Delhi’s Air Hits and Misses in the Past Three Decades 135
14. 8 How to Fight Air Pollution: The London Way 150
15. 9 The Authority and Experience of the City of Beijing with Regulating Air Pollution 162
16. Part IV Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
17. 10 Delhi’s Journey to Reduce Greenhouse Gases: Initiatives and Learnings from the Electricity Sector 175
18. 11 Energy Cities: The Case of London 193
19. 12 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in Beijing: Goals, Actions, and Recommendations 220
20. 13 Global Sustainable Cities: Berlin Aims at Climate Neutrality 234
21. 14 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Buildings in New York City: An Evolving Regime 259
22. Part V Adapting to Climate Change
23. 15 Varieties of Approaches to Climate Adaptation in Cities: Toward a Focus on Equity 275
24. 16 Shanghai’s Strive to Excel in Climate Change Adaptation and Low-Carbon Promises: A Model to Follow? 291
25. 17 Adapting New York City: How the Largest US City Is Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on Its Coastal Communities 308
26. 18 Climate Change Adaptation in Abu Dhabi 326
27. Acknowledgments 343
28. About the Editors 345
29. About the Contributors 347
30. Index 353