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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Are we missing the point? : Particularities of urbanization, sustainability and carbon emissions in Latin American cities
:
Particularities of urbanization, sustainability and carbon emissions in Latin American cities
Contributor:
Romero Lankao, Patricia
Published:
SAGE Publications, 2007
Published in:
Environment and Urbanization, 19 (2007) 1, Seite 159-175
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/0956247807076915
ISSN:
0956-2478;
1746-0301
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
The discourse on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities is dominated by ecological modernization theory, which focuses primarily on technological approaches supported by market mechanisms to curb carbon emissions. This discourse has contributed to a research and management agenda. Yet this is based primarily on perceptions and precedents drawn from high-income nations. This paper draws on empirical evidence from Latin American cities for a critical discussion of the usefulness and limitations of this approach when applied to cities in low- and middle-income nations. The paper suggests that for such cities, ecological modernization is an inappropriate framework for addressing global (and local) environmental problems.