Urban Planet: Knowledge towards Sustainable Cities

Thomas Elmqvist (Curatore)

Xuemei Bai (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2018

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.

• Curatore: Thomas Elmqvist, Xuemei Bai
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2018
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 514 p.
• Dimensioni: 253 x 180 mm
• Peso: 1090 gr.
• EAN: 9781107196933

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