Cities in the Anthropocene

New Ecology and Urban Politics

Ihnji Jon

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English

Pluto Press
20 July 2021

Political geography; Environmentalist thought & ideology; Sustainability; Urban & municipal planning

Climate change is real, and extreme weather events are its physical manifestations. These extreme events affect how we live and work in cities, and subsequently the way we design, plan, and govern them. Taking action 'for the environment' is not only a moral imperative; instead, it is activated by our everyday experience in the city.

Based on the author's site visits and interviews in Darwin (Australia), Tulsa (Oklahoma), Cleveland (Ohio), and Cape Town (South Africa), this book tells the story of how cities can lead a transformative pro-environment politics.

National governments often fail to make binding agreements that bring about radical actions for the environment. This book shows how cities, as local sites of mobilizing a collective, political agenda, can be frontiers for activating the kind of environmental politics that appreciates the role of 'nature' in the everyday functioning of our urban life.

By: Ihnji Jon
Imprint: Pluto Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 223g
ISBN: 9780745341507
ISBN 10: 0745341500
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 20 July 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ihnji Jon is a Lecturer in International Urban Politics at University of Melbourne, where she explores political theory, environment politics, and urban governance. Her work has been published by various peer reviewed journals, including Planning Theory, L’Espace Politique, and Planning Theory & Practice.

Reviews for Cities in the Anthropocene: New Ecology and Urban Politics

'This thought-provoking book brings an exciting, young voice to contemporary urban planning. Jon proposes that pragmatic urban policy must factor in respectful, more-than-human relationships. Her message of hope in the possibilities of the unknown should shape critical discussion in urban planning and geography seminars' -- Jean Hillier, Professor Emerita at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne 'Theoretically-informed and practically-engaged, Ihnji Jon has written a thoughtful and compelling argument for an anti-essentialist ecology that links environmental concerns with inequality and centers the necessary political action in the fertile complexity of cities' -- Robert A. Beauregard, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University