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Sustainable Cities of Tomorrow : A Land Use Response to Climate Change
Miller, Stephen R. - 2015
population growth; rapid urbanization; population migrations resulting from both economic and environmental causes; and declining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014152306
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Defining a global urban development agenda
Parnell, Susan - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 78 (2016), pp. 529-540
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The new urban paradigm
Lanfranchi, Gabriel; Herrero, Ana Carolina; Palenzuela, … - 2018
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011908104
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The suburban land question : a global survey
Harris, Richard (ed.); Lehrer, Ute (ed.) - 2018
suburban development, focusing on issues associated with the scale and pace of rapid urbanization around the world. Editors …"As part of the urbanization process, suburban development involves the conversion of rural land to urban use. When … of suburban land development. Featuring case studies from major world regions, including China, India, Latin America …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011795796
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The new urban agenda : a challenge or an opportunity for Polish cities?
Bernaciak, Anna - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 879-892
areas in the world and which develops and affirms previous global actions. From the perspective of Polish cities, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011857692
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Legitimacy and accountability in the global governance of large-scale agricultural land investments
Johnson, Hope - In: Journal of sustainable finance & investment 6 (2016) 1, pp. 67-83
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011722963
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Urban environmental protection international : stock-taking and outlook : final report
Rudolph, Frederic; Adisorn, Thomas; Amon, Eva; Muñoz … - Deutschland / Umweltbundesamt - 2021
The aim of this study is to contribute to a process of learning about innovative and successful approaches to tackle problems and challenges of urban environmental protection. For this purpose, a detailed overview of the importance of environmental challenges, political priorities and successful...
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Rethinking global land use in an urban era : [result of the 14th Ernst Strüngmann Forum, held Sept. 23 - 28, 2012, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany]
Seto, Karen C. (ed.); Reenberg, Anette (contributor);  … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010346267
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Property rights from below : commodification of land and the counter-movement
Schutter, Olivier de; Rajagopal, Balakrishnan - 2020
"As formerly community-owned land and natural resources are privatized and titling schemes proliferate, Property Rights from Below questions the trend towards treating land as a commodity and explores alternatives to the Western model."
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012128069
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Städtegipfel Habitat II - Deutschland und die globale Herausforderung
Töpfer, Klaus (contributor); Rauen, Klaus (contributor);  … - 1996
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