Green Attraction—Transnational Municipal Climate Networks and Green City Branding

Green Attraction: Transnational Municipal Climate Networks and Green City Branding

In this article, we investigate the nexus of green city branding and municipal climate networks. In recent decades, a number of formal transnational municipal climate networks have emerged and their membership continues to increase. In parallel, city branding that is based on green policies, has gained importance. Based on quantitative and qualitative data, we assess how and to what extent Germ...

Growing Green Roofs, City by City

Green Networks and Communications

Green Recycling Networks

One of the biggest obstacles to recycling consumer goods is the high cost of material separation. The recovered value from recycling increases as the disassembly of the discarded product is easier. For example, recovery of high-value reusable components from a car, television set or cell phone may be too labor-intensive, making recycling companies forgo that option and simply “grind the product...

Green networks: Opportunities and challenges

One of the most urgent challenges of the 21st century is to investigate new technologies that can enable a transition towards a more sustainable society with a reduced CO 2 footprint. We need to reduce energy consumption