Urbanization is a global phenomenon with strong sustainability implications across multiple
scales. We argue that much of the associated challenges, and opportunities, are found in the …

Improvements in energy efficiency and reductions in energy demand are expected to
contribute more than half of the reduction in global carbon emissions over the next few …

COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose
of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …

It is well known that the world is transitioning to an irrevocable urban future whose epicentre
has moved into the cities of Asia and Africa. What is less clear is how this will be managed …

The world is becoming more urban every day, and the process has been ongoing since the
industrial revolution in the 18th century. The United Nations now estimates that 3.9 billion …

Foreboding declarations about contemporary urban trends pervade early twenty‐first
century academic, political and journalistic discourse. Among the most widely recited is the …

The relationship between urbanization and development is a vital policy concern, especially
in Africa and Asia. This paper reviews the arguments and evidence for whether rapid urban …

This paper discusses the influences on food and farming of an increasingly urbanized world
and a declining ratio of food producers to food consumers. Urbanization has been …

One in seven of the world's population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of
these live in the Global South–mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate …

The world is becoming urban. The UN predicts that the world's urban population will almost
double from 3· 3 billion in 2007 to 6· 3 billion in 2050. Most of this increase will be in …