Joan Fitzgerald is Professor of Urban and Public Policy at Northeastern University. She focuses on urban climate action policy, governance, and finance. She is co-authoring her next book on cities and the struggle for climate justice.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Cities on the Front Lines.


• Chapter 2: Building the Energy Efficient City


• Chapter 3: Beyond the Building: District Heating and Cooling


• Chapter 4: Completely Renewable Cities


• Chapter 5: Electrifying Transportation


• Chapter 6: Deprioritizing Cars


• Chapter 7: Eco-Districts: Integration and Experimentation


• Chapter 8: Cities and the Green Economy


• Chapter 9: Climate Just Cities


• Chapter 10: Connecting the Dots

In Greenovation, noted urban policy scholar Joan Fitzgerald explains why efforts to reduce climate change have to start in cities and calls for a policy of "greenovation." "Greenovation" policies use the city as a test bed for adopting and perfecting green technologies for more energy-efficient buildings, transportation, and other fundamental infrastructures of contemporary life.