TY - BOOK AU - Amen,Michael Mark AU - Toly,Noah J. AU - McCarney,Patricia L. AU - Segbers,Klaus TI - Cities and global governance: new sites for international relations T2 - Global interdisciplinary studies series SN - 9781138268364 (pbk.) AV - JZ4059 .C57 2011 U1 - 327.101 CIT 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Routledge, KW - Subnational governments KW - Foreign relations KW - Case studies KW - Municipal government KW - International cooperation KW - Globalization KW - Political aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Sighting or slighting cities in international relations -- The emerging global landscape and the new role of the globalizing city regions -- Paradiplomacy in the developing world: the case of Brazil -- The emergence of cross-border regions and Canadian-United States relations -- The evolution of city indicators: challenges and progress -- Auditing cities through circles of sustainability -- Cities, the environment, and global governance: a political ecological perspective -- Cities and global environmental NGOs: emerging transnational urban networks? -- The global city today: advantages of specialization and costs of financialization -- World city networks: measurement, social organization, global governance, and structural change -- Concluding remarks ER -