Essays about: "international relations and cities"
Found 5 essays containing the words international relations and cities.
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1. Evaluating urban climate policies : A comparative case study of Stockholm and Dublin
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : Climate change is a collective action problem that has been seen as something that needs a global solution. This has resulted in multilateral agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, which can largely be said to have been unsuccessful so far. This has led to an increased awareness of the potential of cities as being part of the solution. READ MORE
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2. The Role of Cities in Global Climate Governance – The Case of Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : This thesis investigates the role of cities in climate governance. Its starting point is the popular narrative according to which cities are leading national governments in the fight against climate change, challenging their authority and disrupting the political order. This narrative is named the strong cities in climate governance argument. READ MORE
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3. City Networking in Europe Rescaling of the state and increased importance of cities in the multi-level system of governance
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis analyzes city networking from a rescaling perspective, highlighting the shift from government towards non-hierarchical governance, a development shifting political power between different scales. In its most institutionalized form, this development can be found in the EU, where power is moved upwards to the supra-national level and downwards to the sub-national level. READ MORE
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4. INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION AND FUNCTIONAL TRANSITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND DEVELEPMENT OF PRIVATE SECTOR IN WENZHOU AND YIWU
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This paper selected two cities in Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou and Yiwu to take a look at the relations between the local government and their private sector since the adoption of the reform and opening policy in the late 1970s, from the angle of the functional transition of the local government's contribution to the development of the private sector. The purpose of this paper was to, through the analysis of Wenzhou's experience and Yiwu's local conditions, give suggestions to better role-playing of Yiwu's government in development of its private sector and enhance the performance of private enterprises. READ MORE
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5. Hybridlandskap : nya möjligheter för offentliga platser i staden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : This project explores how artificial landscapes as parks and squares above ground can save space by using the vertical voids in urban environments and how they can create spatial and social as well as ecological qualities and connections. Hybrid landscapes are a phenomenon of current interest within the field of architecture and urbanism. READ MORE
