Urban planet :  knowledge towards sustainable cities / 
edited by Thomas Elmqvist [and nine others]. 
 - 1 online resource (xxx, 482 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
<br/><br/> Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2018). 
<br/><br/> Open Access title. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781316647554 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urbanization.<br/>City planning--Environmental aspects.<br/>Sustainable development.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT361  / .U73 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.7/6