Humankind has entered a new "urban era", where the majority of the population lives in urban areas. It is, therefore, not surprising that sustainable urban development has become an integral pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the adoption of a specific goal...

This policy brief argues in favor of a new urban model that harnesses the power that cities have to curb global warming. Such a model tackles fundamental management challenges in the energy, building and transport sectors to promote the growth of diverse and compact cities. Such a model is...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Food, scale and urbanism -- Food, embodiment and visceral geographies -- Food, spatiality and political economy/ecology -- Food as a spatial design matter -- Food,...