Subsistence over symbolism: the role of transnational municipal networks on cities’ climate policy innovation and adoption

Kaveh Rashidi, Anthony Patt · 2017 · Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Summary. City governments that join transnational municipal networks adopt significantly more climate mitigation policies than those outside such networks. The study analyzed global data on urban environmental policy adoption and found network membership matters, with differences between networks suggesting that tailored services drive results. Networks enable cities to adopt climate policies independently when international commitments lack local enforcement, while considering co-benefits optimizes global climate strategies.

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  title   = {Subsistence over symbolism: the role of transnational municipal networks on cities’ climate policy innovation and adoption},
  author  = {Kaveh Rashidi and Anthony Patt},
  journal = {Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change},
  year    = {2017},
  doi     = {10.1007/s11027-017-9747-y},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-017-9747-y}
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DOI

10.1007/s11027-017-9747-y

Countries

Switzerland

Regions

Europe

Categories

climate-and-environment, innovation-networks, policy, general-innovation

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2026-04-28