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Urban Planet Knowledge towards Sustainable Cities

Global urbanization promises better services and stronger economies but also carries risks and unforeseeable consequences. Urban Planet highlights the hopes and hindrances of our journey of urbanization and the need for a parallel evolution of our science and systems to ensure we reap the rewards. T...

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Other Authors: Elmqvist, Thomas (Editor), Bai, Xuemei (Editor), Frantzeskaki, Niki (Editor), Griffith, Corrie (Editor), Maddox, David (Editor), McPhearson, Timon (Editor), Parnell, Susan (Editor), Romero-Lankao, Patricia (Editor), Simon, David (Editor), Watkins, Mark (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
Series:Life Sciences
Subjects:
Applied ecology
Urban & municipal planning
Sociology
Political science & theory
Economic geography
ecology
evolutionary biology
sociology
political science
geography
environmental and development studies
economics
anthropology
engineering
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Summary:Global urbanization promises better services and stronger economies but also carries risks and unforeseeable consequences. Urban Planet highlights the hopes and hindrances of our journey of urbanization and the need for a parallel evolution of our science and systems to ensure we reap the rewards. This title is also available as Open Access.
ISBN:9781316647554
9781107196933
DOI:10.1017/9781316647554
Access:Open Access

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