Urban Planet Knowledge towards Sustainable Cities

• 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
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...