Decentralized Governance and Climate Change

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Paul Smoke, Serdar Yilmaz (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

400 Seiten

2025
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-5637-9 (ISBN)

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This book sheds light on the underexamined roles of subnational governments (SNGs) in mitigating and responding to climate change issues. Drawing on scientific, institutional, fiscal and political perspectives, it provides novel insights into the governance of the crucial intersection between decentralization and climate action, with a particular focus on developing countries.

Expert scholars and practitioners consider how SNGs can contribute to sustainable development, as well as the impact of climate realities on their ability to respond. They explore the ongoing challenges of enacting effective climate change policies across diverse countries and governance structures, presenting detailed case studies that highlight the need for a contextualized strategic approach. The book evaluates a range of fiscal mechanisms for financing SNG climate change action, emphasizing the value of cooperative decision making and outlining innovative avenues for future research and action.

Interdisciplinary in scope, this perceptive book is a vital resource for students and academics across public finance, economics, public administration, political science and governance. Its coverage of cutting-edge debates and practical issues will also greatly benefit professionals involved in decentralization and climate change.

Edited by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Emeritus Regents Professor of Economics and founding Director, Public Finance Research Cluster and International Center for Public Policy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA, Paul Smoke, Professor of Public Finance and Planning, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, USA and Serdar Yilmaz, Practice Manager, Public Finance and Procurement, Global Governance Practice, The World Bank, USA and Adjunct Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Contents
Foreword xiv
Acknowledgements xviii
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Decentralized governance and climate change: Basics,
opportunities, and challenges 2
Paul Smoke, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Serdar Yilmaz
PART II FINANCING AND MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE
IN A DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM
2 Redesigning fiscal decentralization to combat climate change 29
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
3 Managing administrative decentralization for subnational
climate action 52
Paul Smoke and Mitchell Cook
4 Multilevel governance of climate change and ecological
transition 78
Sean Dougherty and Andoni Montes Nebreda
5 Climate adaptation: Why local governments cannot do it alone 96
Simon Touboul, David Munká and Catherine Gamper
PART III REGIONAL AND COUNTRY CASE STUDIES OF
CLIMATE ACTION
6 Decentralized governance and climate change in Latin
America and the Caribbean 126
María Dolores Almeida, Huáscar Eguino, Juan Luis Gómez
Reino andAxel Radics
7 Leveraging decentralization for climate action in Africa 162
Onur Erdem and Maud Frangi
8 The role of decentralized governance in climate change action
in East Asia 179
Alma Kanani, Muhammad Khudadad Chattha andMin Zhao
9 Decentralized governance and climate change in Brazil 203
Carolina L. Vaira, Rose Mirian Hofmann and Isabella Vallejo
10 The role of subnational governments in China’s
decarbonization program 218
Roy Bahl
11 Climate change and India’s federalism 231
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Farah Zahir
12 Building subnational resilience in Nepal 242
Rachana Shrestha
13 Subnational climate change governance in South Africa 255
Albertus Schoeman
PART IV FISCAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCING
MECHANISMS FOR CLIMATE ACTION
14 Local solutions: Financing climate action through land value
capture 268
Patrick Welch, Enrique R. Silva, Martim O. Smolka and Amy Cotter
15 Market-based climate financing instruments for subnational
governments 295
Farah Imrana Hussain
16 Fiscal tools for subnational ecosystem and climate action 313
Serdar Yilmaz and Farah Zahir
17 Climate change and intergovernmental fiscal relations: Policy
reform options 338
Luiz de Mello and Teresa Ter-Minassian
PART V CONCLUSION
18 Looking forward: Strategically advancing subnational
government climate action 360
Paul Smoke, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Serdar Yilmaz

Erscheinungsdatum	24.10.2025
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-local Finance series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	1-0353-5637-6 / 1035356376
ISBN-13	978-1-0353-5637-9 / 9781035356379
Zustand	Neuware