Air pollution trends over Indian megacities and their local-to-global implications
More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas. It is estimated that by 2030
there will be 41 megacities and most of them will be located in develo** countries. The …
there will be 41 megacities and most of them will be located in develo** countries. The …
Adaptive urban governance: new challenges for the second generation of urban adaptation strategies to climate change
The task of adapting cities to the impacts of climate change is of great importance—urban
areas are hotspots of high risk given their concentrations of population and infrastructure; …
areas are hotspots of high risk given their concentrations of population and infrastructure; …
Resilience trade-offs: addressing multiple scales and temporal aspects of urban resilience
The concept of urban resilience has so far been related mainly to climate change adaptation
and disaster management perspectives. Here we aim to broaden the discussion by showing …
and disaster management perspectives. Here we aim to broaden the discussion by showing …
Energy and material flows of megacities
Understanding the drivers of energy and material flows of cities is important for addressing
global environmental challenges. Accessing, sharing, and managing energy and material …
global environmental challenges. Accessing, sharing, and managing energy and material …
Quantifying spatial supply-demand mismatches in ecosystem services provides insights for land-use planning
Global trends in land-use changes, including urbanization and abandonment of rural areas,
have important repercussions for the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES). In this …
have important repercussions for the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES). In this …
Youth and generation: Rethinking change and inequality in the lives of young people
SAGE was founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune to support the dissemination of usable
knowledge by publishing innovative and high-quality research and teaching content. Today …
knowledge by publishing innovative and high-quality research and teaching content. Today …
Monitoring urbanization in mega cities from space
Mega cities, the largest category of urban agglomerations, attract considerable attention
because of their population size, economic, socio-cultural, environmental and political …
because of their population size, economic, socio-cultural, environmental and political …
Urban form revisited—Selecting indicators for characterising European cities
N Schwarz - Landscape and urban planning, 2010 - Elsevier
Four out of five European citizens life in urban areas, and urban form–like the density or
compactness of a city–influences daily life and is an important factor for both quality of life …
compactness of a city–influences daily life and is an important factor for both quality of life …
Community responses and adaptation strategies toward flood hazard in Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta, as the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, has long been known to be at risk from
flood hazard. It is increasingly recognized that community responses and adaptation …
flood hazard. It is increasingly recognized that community responses and adaptation …
In pursuit of sustainability–Spatio-temporal pathways of urban growth patterns in the world's largest megacities
Governing the future growth of the world's megacities towards higher land use efficiency is
important for achieving global sustainability. We have computed statistics of the urban …
important for achieving global sustainability. We have computed statistics of the urban …