RT Article
T1 The Century of Cities: Pathways Towards Sustainability
JF Concilium
IS 1
SP 13
OP 23
A1 Messner, Dirk 1962-
LA English
PB SCM Press
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1662728360
AB The 21st century will be the century of the cities. Urban areas are becoming the central organizational form for almost all human societies. The global urban population could increase from just under 4 billion today to 7.5 billion people by 2050 - and urban infrastructures will grow with it. About two-thirds of humanity will then have their homes in cities. The force of the urbanization surge will primarily affect developing countries and emerging economies in Asia and Africa. Almost 90 % of urban-population growth up to 2050 is expected on these two continents (UN DESA, 2014). Nearly three quarters of the global urban population will then be living there (UN DESA, 2015). Climate change goals and the implementations of the 2030 Agenda can only be achieved based on fundamentally changed urban perspectives and strategies.
K1 CITIES & towns
K1 City dwellers
K1 Developing Countries
K1 Emerging markets
K1 Sustainability
K1 Urbanization