Cities Responding to Climate Change - Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Boxes

1: Introduction

Introduction

Context

Challenges in Measuring Performance

Research Strategy

Outline of the Book

References

2: City Governments and Climate Change

Cities, What Are They Good For?

Climate Change and the City

Multiple and Conflicting Objectives

Networks of City Governments

Implementing Climate Policy

The Measurement and Management of Performance

References

3: City Governments, Climate Change, and the Performance Agenda

Introduction

Context

Trends and Issues

A Role for Performance Management

International Agenda

Community Engagement Agenda

Organisational Governance Agenda

The Promise of Performance Management

References

4: Performance Management: An Analytical Framework

Introduction

Performance Management Doctrine

Clarity of Goals

Measurement

Incorporation

Use

A Way to Assess Progress Towards Performance Management

A Staged Approach for Improvement in Performance

References

5: City of Stockholm

Introduction

Climate Change in Stockholm

Flooding

Temperature Increases

Roles, Responsibilities, and Trends in Local Government

Governance in Stockholm City Government

Strategic Planning

Stockholm City Plan: A Walkable City 2010 (Promenadstaden)

Environment Programme 2012–2015

Stockholm Action Plan for Climate and Energy 2012–2015

Performance Management and the City of Stockholm

Goal Clarity

Measurement

Mainstreaming and Incorporation

Use

Conclusion

References

6: Copenhagen City Government

Introduction

Climate Change in Copenhagen

Rising Temperature and Heat Island Effect

Precipitation and Sea Level Rise

Extreme Events

The Role, Responsibilities, and Trends in Local Government

Governance in the City of Copenhagen

Copenhagen City Government Climate Change Strategy

Mobility

Performance Management and the Copenhagen City Government CPH 2025

Goal Clarity

Measurement

Mainstreaming and Incorporation

Use of Performance Information

Conclusion

References

7: Tokyo Municipal Government

Introduction

Climate Change Impacts in Tokyo

Role, Responsibilities, and Trends in Local Governments

Climate Policy Action in Japan

Tokyo Municipal Government’s Climate Change Strategy

Green Building Programme

The Diesel Replacement Scheme

Cap-and-Trade Scheme

Performance Management and the TMG Cap-­and-­Trade Scheme

Political Leadership and Goal Clarity

Measurement and the Use of Performance Information

Administrative Leadership and the Incorporation of Performance

Conclusion

References

8: Synthesis and Conclusions

Introduction

Goal Clarity

Measurement

Incorporation

Use

Conclusion

References

Index