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020 _a9781316647554 (ebook)
020 _z9781107196933 (hardback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 4 _aHT361
_b.U73 2018
082 0 4 _a307.7/6
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245 0 0 _aUrban planet :
_bknowledge towards sustainable cities /
_cedited by Thomas Elmqvist [and nine others].
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2018.
300 _a1 online resource (xxx, 482 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2018).
506 _aOpen Access title.
520 _aGlobal 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.
650 0 _aUrbanization.
650 0 _aCity planning
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aSustainable development.
700 1 _aElmqvist, Thomas,
_eeditor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107196933
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316647554
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