The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization - Summary for Policymakers

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationInternational Resource Panel
dc.contributor.otherSwilling, Mark
dc.contributor.otherHajer, Maarten
dc.contributor.otherBaynes, Tim
dc.contributor.otherBergesen, Joe
dc.contributor.otherLabbé, Françoise
dc.contributor.otherMusango, Josephine Kaviti
dc.contributor.otherRamaswami, Anu
dc.contributor.otherRobinson, Blake
dc.contributor.otherSalat, Serge
dc.contributor.otherSuh, Sangwon
dc.contributor.otherCurrie, Paul
dc.contributor.otherFang, Andrew
dc.contributor.otherHanson, Aaron
dc.contributor.otherKruit, Katja
dc.contributor.otherReiner, Mark
dc.contributor.otherSmit, Suzanne
dc.contributor.otherTabory, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-17T08:29:08Z
dc.date.available2020-02-17T08:29:08Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionThis summary for policymakers outlines the resource implications of rapid urbanisation and highlights the need to place resource efficiency alongside climate change as a central policy priority. It presents a strategy for achieving low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially just cities through integrated urban planning, sustainable design, resource-efficient technologies and cross-sector infrastructure planning. The summary emphasises the importance of linking land use, infrastructure and governance to improve urban productivity, reduce material consumption and environmental impacts, and support sustainable urban development through coordinated policy action, innovation and long-term investment decisions.en
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dc.identifier.otherDTI/2166/PA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31624
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageFrench
dc.languageSpanish
dc.page.number36 p.
dc.relationThe Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization
dc.relation.TableOfContentsAcknowledgements Preface Foreword The Need to Rethink Urbanization Measuring the Weight of Cities Embedding Resource Efficiency in Spatial Planning to Improve Urban Productivity Investing in Infrastructure Technologies That Save Resources Saving Resources Through Inter-sectoral Infrastructure Interventions Entrepreneurial Urban Governance and Integrated Planning for Urban Transitions Recommendations for Policymakers References
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dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectcity
dc.subjectresource mobilization
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectsustainable consumption
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectpopulation growth
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjecturban planning
dc.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.subject.themeresources
dc.subject.themeresource efficiency
dc.titleThe Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization - Summary for Policymakersen
dc.title.alternativeLe poids des villes : Les besoins en ressources de l’urbanisation future – Résumé à l’intention des décideursfr
dc.title.alternativeEl peso de las ciudades: Requerimientos de recursos para la urbanización futura – Resumen para responsables de la formulación de políticases
dc.typePolicy brief

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