Cities and global governance : new sites for international relations - Amen, Michael Mark, 1944- (Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2011)
Sighting or slighting cities in international relations -- The emerging global landscape and the new role of the globalizing city regions -- Paradiplomacy in the developing world: the case of Brazil -- The emergence of cross-border regions and Canadian-United States relations -- The evolution of city indicators: challenges and progress -- Auditing cities through circles of sustainability -- Cities, the environment, and global governance: a political ecological perspective -- Cities and global environmental NGOs: emerging transnational urban networks? -- The global city today: advantages of specialization and costs of financialization -- World city networks: measurement, social organization, global governance, and structural change -- Concluding remarks.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Municipal government -- International cooperation; Municipal government -- International cooperation -- Case studies; Globalization -- Political aspects; Globalization -- Political aspects -- Case studies; Cities and towns -- Political aspects -- Case studies; Cities and towns -- Political aspects; Subnational governments -- Foreign relations -- Case studies; Subnational governments -- Foreign relations; Electronic books