Urban planet : : knowledge towards sustainable cities / / edited by Thomas Elmqvist [and nine others].

• Superior document: Life Sciences
• TeilnehmendeR: Elmqvist, Thomas,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Life Sciences
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 482 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2018).
• ISBN: 1108195377; 1108186963; 1316647552
• Access: Open Access title.
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Thomas Elmqvist [and nine others].

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.