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Global urbanization promises better services, stronger economies,
and more connections; it also carries risks and unforeseeable
consequences. To deepen our understanding of this complex process
and its importance for global sustainability, we need to build
interdisciplinary knowledge around a systems approach. Urban Planet
takes an integrative look at our urban environment, bringing
together scholars from a diverse range of disciplines: from
sociology and political science to evolutionary biology, geography,
economics and engineering. It includes the perspectives of often
neglected voices: architects, journalists, artists and activists.
The book provides a much needed cross-scale perspective, connecting
challenges and solutions on a local scale with drivers and policy
frameworks on a regional and global scale. The authors argue that
to overcome the major challenges we are facing, we must embark on a
large-scale reinvention of how we live together, grounded in
inclusiveness and sustainability. This title is also available Open
Access.
The Urban Climate Change Research Network's Second Assessment
Report on Climate Change in Cities (ARC3.2) is the second in a
series of global, science-based reports to examine climate risk,
adaptation, and mitigation efforts in cities. The book explicitly
seeks to explore the implications of changing climatic conditions
on critical urban physical and social infrastructure sectors and
intersectoral concerns. The primary purpose of ARC3.2 is to inform
the development and implementation of effective urban climate
change policies, leveraging ongoing and planned investments for
populations in cities of developing, emerging, and developed
countries. This volume, like its predecessor, will be invaluable
for a range of audiences involved with climate change and cities:
mayors, city officials and policymakers; urban planners;
policymakers charged with developing climate change mitigation and
adaptation programs; and a broad spectrum of researchers and
advanced students in the environmental sciences.
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