Henner Busch

Researcher, Docent

Linked for action? An analysis of transnational municipal climate networks in Germany

Author

Henner Busch

Summary, in English

In times of ongoing urbanisation and unabated climate change, cities face increasing demands for improvements in urban climate change governance. This article investigates the activities of transnational municipal networks that were set up in response to climate change and analyses their potential to influence local climate governance. On the basis of a conceptualisation of transnational municipal climate networks (TMCNs), quantitative data on the proliferation of TMCNs amongst German municipalities were assessed and complemented by a qualitative analysis of scientific and grey literature and interviews. The quanti- tative analysis reveals a wide proliferation of TMCNs in Germany. Finally, the results show that TMCNs have different profiles which can be categorised into four functions all of which might influence local climate change governance. The functions are ‘platform’, ‘consultant’, ‘commitment broker’ and ‘advo- cate’. It is concluded that TMCNs can play a crucial role in fostering climate governance.

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Department/s

LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Pages

213-231

Publication/Series

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Volume

Issue

Links

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Environmental Sciences

Keywords

transnational municipal networks
climate governance
Germany
climate change
urban transformation

Status

Published

Project

LUCID - Lund University Centre of Excellence for Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability

Research group

LUCID - Lund University Centre of Excellence for Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability

ISBN/ISSN/Other

ISSN: 1946-3138