Join us for a conversation with Professor Katrina Wyman on her new book, Local Greens: Cities and Twenty-First Century Environmental Problems. As the federal government failed to take ambitious action to limit climate change in the early 21st century, many cities in the US pledged to step into the void. Through original case studies of New York’s environmental policy efforts, the book examines the promise and perils of turning to cities to tackle climate change. Drawing on an analysis of cities’ strengths and weaknesses, the book outlines a high-level agenda for urban environmental policy for a sustainable future. Lunch will be provided.

Professor Katrina M. Wyman is the Wilf Family Professor of Property Law at New York University School of Law.