Urban transition governance in China’s new era of ecological civilization: opportunities and challenges

Ping Huang, Yun Song, Linda Westman, Biyue Wang and Xiyan Mao

Chapter 24 in Handbook on China’s Urban Environmental Governance, 2023, pp 387-402 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The past two decades have seen the rise of cities in global climate governance. The transition of cities to a low-carbon future has raised considerable concerns on issues of social equity and justice. Building upon three cases of urban transition in China, this chapter discusses the opportunities and challenges for urban governance to advance just transitions in the era of ecological civilization. It shows that various policy innovations have been adopted by local governments in the pursuit of ecological civilization, in which key issues revolve around the distribution of transition benefits and costs and the regional disparity between different cities.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Politics and Public Policy Sustainable Development Goals; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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