1st Edition
Green Cities, Governance and the Law Impact of the European Green Deal and the Next Generation EU
This book focuses 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 the intersection of economics and urban sustainability demands. The second examines various thematic aspects relating to this intersection, looking at the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, the law 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, chosen as European Green City 2024 because of its exemplary transition. 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 policy-makers working in the areas of Public Law, Environmental Law and Urban Law and Governance.
Introduction, Andrés Boix Palop and Giorgia Pavani
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 and Clàudia Gimeno
Part II: Right to the city and NRRPs
3. The path towards green and inclusive cities: points of reference on the case of France, Jean-Bernard Auby and Camille Mialot
4. The City and its law: solidarity and sustainability. A Spanish perspective, Tomás Font i Llovet
5. The role of cities in the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Claudia Tubertini
6. City Law, Right to the City and Participation: New Models Against the ‘Hostile City’, Marzia De Donno
Part III: European green and climate-neutral cities: Case studies
7. The role of the University of Bologna in contributing to the Climate City Contract process for Bologna, Simona Tondelli, Angela Santangelo, Gian Luca Morini and Giacomo Bergamini
8. Climate governance and climate planning: the case of Paris, Camille Mialot
9. Towards a new model of the city. The Super-Block Program in Barcelona, Marc Vilalta Reixach
10. València as selected European Green City 2024, Clàudia Gimeno Fernández
Afterword: 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.
