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This final chapter concludes the analysis by highlighting the critical ways in which city engagement in global climate politics affects our understanding of international power . The implications for conceptualizing and theorizing the power of cities are considered, as are the methodologies that may be used in exploring and explaining the changing power of cities in global environmental governance regimes .
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Johnson, C.A. (2018). Taking It to the Streets (and Beyond): The Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics. In: The Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics. Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59469-3_5
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