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  • From Understanding to Action

    Sustainable Urban Development in Medium-Sized Cities in Africa and Latin America

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Hans van Ginkel Rector, United Nations University The challenges of the world's future are linked to the growing share of the global population that will reside in urban areas. UN projections indicate that by 2030 the world's urban population share will rise to 60 percent. Of the two billion added to the global population, 99 percent will be added to the urban areas of the world. Of this number, ... Leer más

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  • China and Europe

    The Implications of the Rise of China for European Space

    Series series Regions and Cities
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  • Energy Democracy

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    Our energy use and its consequences (including climate change) motivate some of the most contentious and complex public debates of our time. Although these issues are often cast in terms of renewable versus non-renewable energy, in reality both depend on finite Earth resources. The evolution of the Earth itself therefore offers a uniquely illuminating perspective from which to evaluate alternative ... Leer más

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  • Resilience Thinking in Urban Planning

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    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    There is consensus in literature that urban areas have become increasingly vulnerable to the outcomes of economic restructuring under the neoliberal political economic ideology. The increased frequency and widening diversity of problems offer evidence that the socio-economic and spatial policies, planning and practices introduced under the neoliberal agenda can no longer be sustained. As this ... Leer más

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  • Energy in Australia

    Peak Oil, Solar Power, and Asia’s Economic Growth

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    With rapidly declining costs and seemingly unlimited sunshine, the choice of solar in Australia seems obvious. Yet despite its many advantages, homes with solar remain completely dependent on the electricity grid for reliable supply, which in Australia implies mostly coal-fired generation. Indeed, even countries that have invested heavily in solar, such as Spain and Germany, have been unable to ... Leer más

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