Contemporary urbanization differs from historical patterns of urban growth in terms of scale,
rate, location, form, and function. This review discusses the characteristics of contemporary …

Today, urban areas generate more than 90% of the global economy, are home to more than
50% of the world population, consume more than 65% of the world's energy; and emit 70 …

Sustainability science is use-inspired fundamental research that links knowledge to action
such that meeting the needs of society can be balanced with sustaining the life support …

Urbanization is one of the biggest social transformations of modern time, driving and driven
by multiple social, economic, and environmental processes. The impacts of urbanization on …

Introduction he he extent and rate of global environmental changes, whether greenhouse
gas-induced warming, deforestation, desertification, or loss in biodiversity, are driven largely …

This Handbook is the synthesis of more than ten years of research by an international
community of urbanization and global environmental scholars that have generated the core …

As increasing proportions of the world's population, production, and consumption become
concentrated in urban areas, the need for urban development patterns that are more …

Urbanization is one of the most important global change processes. As the share of people
in, and the footprint of, urban areas continue to grow globally and locally, understanding …

The urbanization process and urban activities generate environmental impacts both within
and beyond city boundaries. Urban policy plays an important role in shaping and changing …

Urban form in both two-(2D) and three-dimensions (3D) has significant impacts on local and
global environments. Here we developed the largest global dataset characterizing 2D and …