Climate changed urban futures: environmental politics in the anthropocene city

In the 30 years since journal Environmental Politics was founded, we have witnessed a profound shift in how understand climate from its initial framing as global problem, to one that is increasingly understood transnational, personal, urban, networked, and regional. Charting rise of change’s urban agenda over past decade, I suggest are now witnessing ‘third wave’ urbanism which challenge addressing change recognised deeply connected wider issues sustainable development social justice. These shifts turn shaped by giving new developments terms form politics, it conducted, where battle lines what means act politically under conditions being drawn. Recognising nature continually emergent highly contested will be critical for future work this field.