Introduction / Danielle Spiegel-Feld, Katrina M. Wyman, and John J. Coughlin
Part I: Cross-cutting issues : norms and laws. Global sustainable cities and Laudato Si' / John J. Coughlin ; Charting the legal landscape : cities' legal authority to develop environmental law / Josephine van Zeben
Part II: Protecting water quality and providing safe drinking water. No city is an island : water management in Berlin / Patrycja Długosz-Stroetges and Barbara Anton ; Restoring freshwater resources in Abu Dhabi : challenges and solutions / Sara Savarani ; Safeguarding Delhi's water / Vidya Vijayaraghavan ; New York City's water / Katrina Miriam Wyman
Part III: Reducing local air pollution. Clearing Delhi's air : hits and misses in the past three decades / Tanushree Ganguly ; How to fight air pollution : the London way / Frank J. Kelly ; The authority and experience of the city of Beijing with regulating air pollution / Alvin Lin
Part IV: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Delhi's journey to reduce greenhouse gases : initiatives and learnings from the electricity sector / Neeraj Kuldeep and Tirtha Biswas ; Energy cities : the case of London / Yael R. Lifshitz ; Greenhouse gas emission reduction in Beijing : goals, actions, and recommendations / Mao Xianqiang, Hu Tao, He Feng, Xing Youkai, and Gao Yubing ; Global sustainable cities : Berlin aims at climate neutrality / Dörte Ohlhorst and Miranda A. Schreurs ; Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings in New York City : an evolving regime / Danielle Spiegel-Feld
Part V: Adapting to climate change. Varieties of approaches to climate adaptation in cities : towards a focus on equity / Eric K. Chu, Asiya N. Natekal, Hanne J. van den Berg, and Clare E. B. Cannon ; Shanghai's strive to excel in climate change adaptation and low-carbon promises : a model to follow? / Harry den Hartog ; Adapting New York City : how the largest US city is addressing the impacts of climate change on its coastal communities / Adalene Minelli ; Climate change adaptation in Abu Dhabi / Katie Zavadski.