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      Community Governance and Citizen-Driven Initiatives in Climate Change Mitigation
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      Community Governance and Citizen-Driven Initiatives in Climate Change Mitigation

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      Community Governance and Citizen-Driven Initiatives in Climate Change Mitigation book

      Edited ByJens Hoff, Quentin Gausset
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2015
      eBook Published 26 August 2015
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315700298
      Pages 272
      eBook ISBN 9781315700298
      Subjects Environment and Sustainability, Global Development, Politics & International Relations, Social Sciences
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      Hoff, J., & Gausset, Q. (Eds.). (2015). Community Governance and Citizen-Driven Initiatives in Climate Change Mitigation (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315700298

      ABSTRACT

      One of the most heartening developments in climate change mitigation in recent years has been the increasing attention paid to the principle of ‘thinking globally and acting locally’. The failure of the international community to reach significant global agreements on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has led local governments, environmental organisations and citizens themselves to focus increasingly on the local possibilities for action on climate change.

      This book analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the co-production of climate policies that take place where citizen engagement and local initiatives converge with public agencies. Case studies from Northern Europe, Australia/New Zealand and the USA reveal that traditional individualist approaches to promoting environmental behaviour epitomised by information campaigns and economic incentives cannot trigger the deep behavioural changes required to materially improve our response to climate change. Only by marshalling the forces of thousands, and eventually millions of citizens, can we manage to reach environmental sceptics, reinforce political action and create the new social norms that are sorely needed in our local, and global, response to climate change.

      This book will be of great relevance to scholars and policy makers with an interest in climate change politics and governance, community engagement and sustainable development.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|6 pages

      Community governance and citizen-driven initiatives in climate change mitigation

      An introduction
      ByJens Hoff, Quentin Gausset

      chapter 2|21 pages

      The conundrum of calculating carbon footprints

      ByBjarne W. Strobel, Anders Christian Erichsen, Quentin Gausset

      chapter 3|26 pages

      ‘Think globally, act locally'

      Climate change mitigation and citizen participation
      ByJens Hoff

      chapter 4|15 pages

      On the materialisation of participation in a municipality near you

      ByIrina Papazu

      chapter 5|20 pages

      Environmental choices

      Hypocrisy, self-contradictions and the tyranny of everyday life
      ByQuentin Gausset, Jens Hoff, Christian Elling Scheele, Emilie Nørregaard

      chapter 6|18 pages

      Energy renovation models in private households in Denmark

      ByLise Tjørring, Quentin Gausset

      chapter 7|23 pages

      Climate ambassador programmes in municipalities

      Encouraging climate change mitigation in public administrations and institutions
      ByMichael Søgaard Jørgensen, Stine Rahbek Pedersen

      chapter 8|20 pages

      A local energy transition success story

      ByStefanie Baasch

      chapter 9|23 pages

      Incorporating climate change mitigation programmes in local administration

      The case of the CCP programmes in Australia and New Zealand
      ByJens Hoff

      chapter 10|21 pages

      ‘A change of just a few degrees'

      The possibilities and challenges of local American climate mitigation
      ByEbba Lisberg Jensen

      chapter 11|21 pages

      How many thick television sets can there be in the world?

      Recycling workers and customers reflect on changing roles, recycling routines and resource flows
      ByEbba Lisberg Jensen

      chapter 12|19 pages

      Klimafesten

      A case study of a municipality's intervention to engage citizens in environmentally sustainable actions
      ByEmilie Møllenbach, Kasper Hornbæk

      chapter 13|15 pages

      Computer games and social innovation

      Participation through microcontributions
      ByMette Wichmand
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