Towards a research and policy agenda for climate action in smaller municipalities and rural regions

Bulkeley, H, Schoenefeld, JJ, Zeigermann, U, Eckersley, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9048-8529, Haupt, W, Kochskämper, E, Otto, A, Papin, M and Zengerling, C, 2026. Towards a research and policy agenda for climate action in smaller municipalities and rural regions. npj Climate Action. ISSN 2731-9814 (Forthcoming)

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Abstract

Municipalities are crucial for climate action, but most research has focused on large cities, neglecting smaller ones. Drawing on Professor Kristine Kern’s work, including smaller municipalities, this perspective assesses current knowledge on the municipal landscape, local innovation, financial aspects, multi-level dynamics, and networks. Building on this, a future research agenda for smaller municipalities should center on smaller and informal networks, the durability of action and the dynamics and limits of scaling.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	npj Climate Action
Creators:	Bulkeley, H., Schoenefeld, J.J., Zeigermann, U., Eckersley, P., Haupt, W., Kochskämper, E., Otto, A., Papin, M. and Zengerling, C.
Publisher:	Springer
Date:	18 March 2026
ISSN:	2731-9814
Identifiers:	Number Type 2596620 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	24 Mar 2026 14:04
Last Modified:	24 Mar 2026 14:04
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/55463

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