Urban Planet Knowledge Towards Sustainable Cities
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 system...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, England :
Cambridge University Press
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Life Sciences
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009645336906719 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2018). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxx, 482 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| ISBN: | 9781108195379 9781108186964 9781316647554 |
