期刊名称：William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
印刷版ISSN：1091-9724
电子版ISSN：1943-1104
出版年度：2012
卷号：36
期号：3
页码：635
出版社：College of William & Mary Law School
摘要：This interdisciplinary work contributes empirical grounding to the growing literature in law and public policy on local governments and climate mitigation. Much of the recent scholarship presents an optimistic view of the potential in local climate action. Here, we refine the optimism for local governments’ impact with new performance data that probes local progress and capacity for climate governance. Our analysis—based on a new study measuring policy choice, implementation, and influences— reevaluates a number of assumptions undergirding this scholarship and provides direction for targeted investment and research.
关键词：Local Government; Sustainable Development; Environmental Policy Research
