1st Edition
Green Cities, Governance and the Law Impact of the European Green Deal and the Next Generation EU
This book focusses on the developing role that the city currently plays in dealing with the effects of climate change and the instruments that can be utilised to make them truly green. Cities are at the centre of European directives aimed at tackling climate change, representing a key part of the European Green Deal and the National Recovery and Resilience Plans. As such, they provide valuable case studies for other countries grappling with how to address sustainability issues. This book is divided into three parts, with the first analysing Green urban planning and local governments in the European framework. The second examines various thematic aspects relating to this intersection, looking at the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, the right of the city and environmental issues. The third and final part presents case studies from four European cities showing how they are facing this transformation. These include Bologna, Paris, Barcelona and Valencia, each chosen by the Mission climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. Bringing together leading experts, some of whom have been directly involved in developments, the book presents invaluable comparisons that will be of interest to a wider international readership. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of Public Law, Environmental Law, Urban Law and Governance.
Introduction
GIORGIA PAVANI AND ANDRÉS BOIX PALOP
PART I
Cities and the European Union
1 Green cities and local governments in the European framework
GIORGIA PAVANI
2 Green urban planning across Europe: Legal instruments, goals settled, and implementation throughout the National Recovery and Resilience Plans
ANDRÉS BOIX PALOP AND CLÀUDIA GIMENO FERNÁNDEZ
PART II
Right to the city and NRRPs
1 The path towards green and inclusive cities: Points of reference on the case of France
JEAN-BERNARD AUBY AND CAMILLE MIALOT
2 The city and its law: A Spanish perspective on solidarity and sustainability
TOMÀS FONT I LLOVET
3 The role of cities in the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan
CLAUDIA TUBERTINI
4 Law of the city, spatial justice and participatory democracy: Against the “Hostile City”
MARZIA DE DONNO
PART III
European green and climate-neutral cities: Case studies
1 The role of the University of Bologna in contributing to the Climate City Contract process for Bologna
ANGELA SANTANGELO, SIMONA TONDELLI, GIAN LUCA MORINI AND GIACOMO BERGAMINI
2 Climate governance and climate planning: The case of Paris
CAMILLE MIALOT
3 Toward a new model of the city: The superblock program in Barcelona
MARC VILALTA REIXACH
4 València selected European Green City 2024
CLÀUDIA GIMENO FERNÁNDEZ
5 Smart cities, landscape and urban regeneration: ranking methods
GIUSEPPE FRANCO FERRARI
Biography
Andrés Boix Palop is Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Valencia, Spain.
Giorgia Pavani is Professor of Comparative Public Law at the University of Bologna, Italy.
