Can cities become smart without being sustainable? A systematic review of the literature
Smart cities are widely seen as localities that actively embrace new technologies to achieve
desired urban outcomes. Despite sustainability often claimed to be a desired outcome of …
desired urban outcomes. Despite sustainability often claimed to be a desired outcome of …
Emerging solutions to return nature to the urban ocean
Urban and periurban ocean developments impact 1.5% of the global exclusive economic
zones, and the demand for ocean space and resources is increasing. As we strive for a more …
zones, and the demand for ocean space and resources is increasing. As we strive for a more …
Green gentrification in European and North American cities
Although urban greening is universally recognized as an essential part of sustainable and
climate-responsive cities, a growing literature on green gentrification argues that new green …
climate-responsive cities, a growing literature on green gentrification argues that new green …
Expanding the boundaries of justice in urban greening scholarship: toward an emancipatory, antisubordination, intersectional, and relational approach
Supported by a large body of scholarship, it is increasingly orthodox practice for cities to
deploy urban greening interventions to address diverse socioenvironmental challenges …
deploy urban greening interventions to address diverse socioenvironmental challenges …
Why does everyone think cities can save the planet?
H Angelo, D Wachsmuth - Urban Studies, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This article identifies and explains an underlying transition in global urban policy and
discourse from the city as a sustainability problem to the city as a sustainability solution. We …
discourse from the city as a sustainability problem to the city as a sustainability solution. We …
Contradictions of the climate‐friendly city: new perspectives on eco‐gentrification and housing justice
As local governments and corporations promote 'climate friendliness', and a low‐carbon
lifestyle becomes increasingly desirable, more middle‐and upper‐income urban residents …
lifestyle becomes increasingly desirable, more middle‐and upper‐income urban residents …
Moving urban political ecology beyond the 'urbanization of nature'
Urban political ecology (UPE) focuses on unsettling traditional understandings of 'cities' as
ontological entities separate from 'nature'and on how the production of settlements is …
ontological entities separate from 'nature'and on how the production of settlements is …
[HTML][HTML] Tracing and building up environmental justice considerations in the urban ecosystem service literature: A systematic review
The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has mainstreamed as an interdisciplinary
framework in the urban sustainability and resilience agenda. While the uptake of ES in …
framework in the urban sustainability and resilience agenda. While the uptake of ES in …
Sociology and the climate crisis
What would it mean for sociology to make climate change a core disciplinary concern? This
article reviews research on a selection of trends brought on by the climate crisis:(a) …
article reviews research on a selection of trends brought on by the climate crisis:(a) …
Green infrastructure and the hidden politics of urban stormwater governance in a postindustrial city
MH Finewood, AM Matsler… - Annals of the American …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Infrastructure tells a material story of ongoing challenges in cities, reflecting the diverse,
normative desires of different communities. In this article we examine the introduction of …
normative desires of different communities. In this article we examine the introduction of …