Jennifer S. Bansard

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors empirically assesses the assumption that transnational municipal networks are a viable substitute for ambitious international action under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and find that membership in TMNs is skewed toward Europe and North America while countries from the Global South are underrepresented.

TL;DR: It is argued that cross-platform analysis addresses a gap in research methods in that it acknowledges the interplay between a social phenomenon under investigation and the medium within which it is being researched, thus illuminating the different affordances and cultures of web platforms.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate optimistic arguments about nonstate engagement, namely, "the more the better", "everybody wins", "everyone does their part", and "more brings more", and conclude with governance risk-reduction strategies that can be combined to maximize nonstate potential in sustainable and climate resilient transformations.

TL;DR: In this article, four forms of science-policy-society interactions are identified as key vectors: sharing knowledge and providing scientific input to urban sustainability policy-making; implementing transformative research projects; contributing to local capacity building; and self-governing towards sustainability.