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Introduction : promises and concerns of the urban century / Jeroen van der Heijden, Harriet Bulkeley, and Chiara Certomà -- Unpacking agency in global urban climate covernance : city-networks as actors, agents, and arenas / David J. Gordon -- Empowerment and disempowerment of urban climate governance initiatives : an exploratory typology of mechanisms / James J. Patterson and Nicolien van der Grijp -- Transnational municipal networks and cities in climate governance : experiments in Brazil / Fabiana Barbi and Laura Valente de Macedo -- Making climates through the city / Lauren Rickards -- Cross-movement alliances as a novel form of agency to increase socially just arrangements in urban climate governance / Karsten Schulz and Antje Bruns -- The politics of data-driven urban climate change mitigation / Sara Hughes, Laura Tozer, Sarah Giest -- Urban planning for sustainability and justice : lessons from urban agriculture / Francois Mancebo and Chiara Certomà -- Unpacking the black box of urban climate agency : (dis)empowerment and inclusion in local participatory processes / Scott Morton Ninomiya and Sarah Burch -- From public to citizen responsibilities in urban climate adaptation : a thick analysis / Caroline J. Uittenbroek, Heleen L.P. Mees, Dries L.T. Hegger and Peter P.J. Driessen -- Agency and climate governance in African cities : lessons from urban agriculture / Christopher Gore -- The effects of transnational municipal networks on urban climate politics in the global South / Fee Stehle, Chris Hohne, Thomas Hickmann, and Markus Lederer -- The politics of urban climate futures : recognition, experimentation, orchestration / Jeroen van der Heijden, Chiara Certomà, Harriet Bulkeley.

Since the 1990s, a burgeoning literature has emerged on the politics and governance of urban climate. It is now evident that urban responses to climate change involve a diverse range of actors as well as forms of agency that cross traditional boundaries, and which have diverse consequences for (dis)empowering different social groups. This book provides an overview of the forms of agency in urban climate politics, discussing the friction and power dynamics between them. Written by renowned scholars, it critically assesses the advantages and limitations of increasing agency in urban climate governance. In doing so, it sheds critical new light on the existing literature, advances the state of knowledge of urban climate governance and discusses ways to accelerate urban climate action. With chapters building on case studies from across the world, it is ideal for scholars and practitioners working in the area of urban climate politics and governance.