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Eco-financing for low-carbon buildings and cities: Value and limits

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  • Jeroen van der Heijden

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Building owners and governments face constraints in financing the transformation and development of low-carbon buildings and cities. Banks and other finance providers are often risk averse and unwilling to provide funds for such development and transformation. For some time now, governments and non-governmental organisations have experimented with novel forms of financing for low-carbon developments and transformations – often referred to as ‘eco-financing’. This article studies six such governance instruments from Australia, the Netherlands and the USA to better understand their value and limits.

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  • Jeroen van der Heijden, 2017. "Eco-financing for low-carbon buildings and cities: Value and limits," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(12), pages 2894-2909, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:54:y:2017:i:12:p:2894-2909
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098016655056
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