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 …

The term urban heat island (UHI) describes the phenomenon in which cities are generally
warmer than adjacent rural areas. The UHI effect is strongest with skies free of clouds and …

The demographic transition of the late 20th and early 21st centuries has shifted the locus of
urbanizing populations from the global North to the global South. As the theoretical …

Understanding the impacts of urban expansion on ecosystem services (ESs) is important for
sustainable development on regional and global scales. However, due to the uncertainty of …

The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and
disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary …

Cities are often blamed for high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. However, an analysis
of emissions inventories shows that—in most cases—per capita emissions from cities are …

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 book explores the connections between two of the most transformative processes of the
twenty-first century, namely climate change and globalization. In this book, Leichenko and …

Scientific evidence for global environmental change in Africa presents a prima facia case for
increased human migration and displacement. Closer scrutiny of the evidence on …

With the development of globalization, telecoupling (socioeconomic and environmental
interactions between distant places) is proposed as a relatively new concept. On this basis …