|
||||
|
||||
The Scale of Networks? Local Climate Change Coalitions
Hari M. Osofsky Washington and Lee University - School of Law Janet Koven Levit University of Tulsa - College of Law Chicago Journal of International Law, Vol. 8, 409, 2008 Abstract: This Essay considers how cities' climate advocacy fits into regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and impacts. In particular, it integrates Janet Levit's exploration of bottom-up lawmaking with Hari Osofsky's work on law and geography to examine the role of cities in transnational environmental networks. Using the examples of Tulsa and Portland, the piece considers the scale of U.S. cities' involvement in the problem of climate change and the implications of these efforts for climate policy. It argues that a "bottom-up networking" approach to understanding these municipal initiatives illuminates a richer version of their regulatory role critical to making progress on this pressing problem.
Keywords: climate change, cities, local govenment, international law, geography, pluralism, network, theory, bottom-up Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: October 03, 2007 ; Last revised: February 22, 2008Suggested Citation |
|
|||||||||||||||||
© 2010 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
FAQ
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Copyright
This page was served by apollo1 in 0.141 seconds.