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Preface for the English Edition The control of greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global warming has become an issue that needs to be tackled across the world. An intergovernmental framework was established in the Kyoto Protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This led to further discussions in the 2009 COP15 meeting and the COP16 the following year toward the establishment of a new framework that involves countries that were not involved in the Kyoto Protocol framework such as the United States and China. At the same time, local municipalities, the closest government organs to citizens, have been actively discussing ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability has begun promoting such activities, with many countries now actively promoting local government-based activities that aim to achieve low carbon societies, through means such as designating model local municipalities. Cities are where greenhouse gas emissions are concentrated. Such measures are attracting attention because of their effectiveness in contributing to cutting emissions in the international framework. In addition to the government-designated model environmental cities that promote various policies to reduce urban CO2 emissions, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has launched a new policy of mandatory reduction rates at workplaces where greenhouse gas emissions exceed specified levels. Furthermore, low-carbon district projects are also being carried out to bring about actual zero emissions of greenhouse gases from housing developments or industry and housing mixed-use developments. These efforts by local authorities and urban districts are drawing a lot of attention, even when viewed on a global level. The editors and authors of this book have tried to introduce some comprehensive attempts by local authorities and district in urban areas in Japan that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions as part of the bigger global picture. Specifically, we looked the examples of Nagoya and Tokyo in chapters 6 and 8, respectively, and other examples in Japan in Chapter 9. We hope this will be useful in making a contribution to the creation of low-carbon cities across the world.
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低炭素都市の実現には、まちづくりの様々な政策が大きな転換を遂げて、まちの構成や基盤から人々の生活や移動の仕方に至るまで、低炭素型社会の思想と実践が貫かれる必要がある。その変換とは？ 地球環境問題と都市行政の専門家と研究者が、建築、交通、暮らし、都市計画、都市政策について説く好著『低炭素都市』の英語版。
