Building Sustainability in an Urbanizing World : A Partnership Report

Hoornweg, Daniel; Freire, Mila

Building Sustainability in an Urbanizing World : A Partnership Report

2013

Hoornweg, Daniel | Freire, Mila

Cities are hubs of global change, and their global influence continues to grow. Cities contribute significantly to global challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. At the same time, cities experience impacts like climate change first and with greatest intensity. Further, cities are becoming leaders worldwide in efforts to address global environmental and social problems. Some of the most important smaller-scale agreements and partnerships emerging from Rio+20 (the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development) were initiated by or focused on cities. Even as the conference reinforced the increasing difficulty of reaching consensus on global challenges, it also saw smaller-scale agreements and partnerships emerge. Some of the most important "microagreements" focused on cities.

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World Bank, Washington, DC

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Walkers; Wealth; Dividends; Water consumption; Drivers; Travel times; Public transit; Urban transportation; Road safety; Transport systems; Housing stock; Urban dwellers; Crowding out; Suburbs; Urban economic growth; Vehicle; Policy makers; Urban transport; Fuel costs; Labor markets; Automobile; Policy decisions; Highway; Environmental issues; Journey; City projects; Environmental problems; Economies of scale; Population densities; Car sharing; Highways; Business development; Reducing emissions; Green space; Bus; Urban populations; Rapid transit; City residents; Urbanized areas; Neighborhoods; Urban transit; Road; Regulatory frameworks; Audits; Public transport use; Electricity generation; Streets; Driving; Urban policies; City centers; Slum formation; Tradeoffs; Reduction in travel; Emissions; Urban issues; Bike lanes; Solid waste management; Transit systems; Transit system; City management; True; Trails; Sustainable cities; Urban strategy; Complex task; Inner cities; Social equity; Waste generation; Congestion pricing; Transport community; Transport strategies; Perfect information; Greenhouse gas emissions from transport; City planning; Cars; Electric vehicles; Effective demand; Car travel; Fuel prices; Large cities; Environmental; Environmental impacts; Carbon dioxide emissions; Urban infrastructure; City development; Environments; Road pricing; Transportation policy; City performance; Affordable housing; Bus systems; Urban development agenda; Transparency; Solid waste; Economic sustainability; Economic activity; City officials; Sustainable urban development; City strategies; Transport sector; Carbon energy; Solid waste disposal; Traffic congestion; Mobility; Historic buildings; Light rail; Suburban sprawl; Fuel; City policies; Congestion; Urban systems; Efficient vehicles; Access to electricity; Public transport modes; Automobile use; Bus lanes; Sustainable city; Residential areas; City managers; Urban governance; Regulatory framework; Infrastructure development; Urban management; Public transport; Greenhouse gas; Negative externalities; Environmental conservation; Car; Transport measures; Urban design; City economies; Public transportation; Public transport systems; Carbon emissions; Greenhouse emissions; Cities alliance; Housing markets; Water basins; Emission reductions; Accessibility; Congestion charging; Policy environment; Service delivery; Megacities; Service provision; Human behavior; Urban sprawl

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Urban Development Series Knowledge Papers;No. 17http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/CC BY 3.0 IGO

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Urban Development Series Knowledge Papers;No. 17

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Hoornweg, Daniel

Freire, Mila

Baker-Gallegos, Julianne

Saldivar-Sali, Artessa

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Building Sustainability in an Urbanizing World : A Partnership Report

2013

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