Part I: Theoretical Overview
1. Capital Cities as Innovators in Sustainability Policy and Practice
Robert W. Orttung
2. Capital Cities and Regions: A General Comparative Overview
Hal Wolman
3. Indicators for Measuring the Performance of Smart and Sustainable Capital Cities
Stanislav E. Shmelev and Irina A. Shmeleva
Part II: Case Studies
4. Moving the Capital to Promote Sustainability Innovations: Analyzing Cairo’s Future Plans
Sahar Attia and Costis Toregas
5. Stockholm: Where Sustainability Meets Technology
Anna Helm & Nicole Forsberg with Christina Johannsen
6. Using Public Procurement to Promote Sustainability in Copenhagen
Marta Andrecka and Alexandra Andhov
7. Innovations in Public Participation for Sustainability and Resilience in Hanoi
Linda J. Yarr and Nguyễn Ngọc Lyì
8. Delivering Clean Water in an African Capital
Jennifer Lessick
9. Phnom Penh, An Unsustainable Capital City
Anthony Gad Bigio
10. Conclusion: Missed Opportunities
Robert Orttung
Biography
Robert W. Orttung is Research Director at Sustainable GW and Research Professor at the Elliott School for International Affairs, the George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
"This book provides insight into the unique role that capital cities can and should play as leaders in sustainability. The authors show persuasively that capital cities are different from other types of cities: they are home to the national government, numerous networks of NGSOs, media and think-tanks, and are linked though embassies to the wider global community. Capital cities can—potentially-- stimulate the process of developing sustainability solutions in novel ways which in turn can be disseminated throughout the rest of the country, and the international community."
Lisa Benton-Short, professor of Geography, George Washington University
"This book presents a conceptually stimulating and data rich insight into the sustainability policies and practices in the national capitals throughout the world. Does a well-functioning capital city hub necessarily lead to effective sustainability efforts? Is sustainability agenda in the capitals enabled or constrained by their political role? What are the factors of success or failure? The book makes a first attempt to answer these questions by placing the national capitals on the global map of urban sustainability."
Andrey N. Petrov, President, International Arctic Social Sciences Association and Associate Professor of Geography, University of Northern Iowa, USA
