Cities on a Finite Planet

Sheridan Bartlett is a research associate at the Children’s Environments Research Group at CUNY Graduate Center in New York, USA. She works primarily on issues of urban poverty as they affect children in low income countries, bridging the gaps between the work of child-focused agencies and the broader development context. David Satterthwaite is a senior fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and a Visiting Professor at University College London, UK. He was a coordinating lead author of the chapter on urban areas in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment (Working Group II) and contributed to the IPCC’s Third and Fourth Assessments.

• Preface 1. Urbanization, development and the Sustainable Development Goals 2. Understanding Risk in the Context of Urban Development: Definitions, Concepts and Pathways 3. Bangalore, India 4. Bangkok. Thailand 5. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 6. Durban, South Africa 7. London, United Kingdom 8. Manizales, Colombia 9. Mexico City, Mexico 10. New York, United States of America 11. Rosario. Argentina 12. Cross city analysis 13. Conclusions on ways forward

"The contributors to this volume have already inspired generations of scholars and practitioners in development planning. With this book they demonstrate that urban governance is key to deliver a sustainable urban future for all. They do so by engaging with rich empirical evidence of actual cases of cities that have worked actively to deliver sustainability outcomes. A must-read for anyone seeking to make transformative change from within cities and urban areas." –Vanesa Castán Broto, Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London, UK"Never before has a book assembled such evidence of the successes and struggles of cities in their quest for preparing for a world with climate change. It promotes the importance of learning from the experience of cities, unifying a deep drill of nine case studies that distil the essence of what works, what does not work, and why. This book represents a powerhouse of knowledge from distinguished scholars in the field. Every local policy maker should have this information and can do no better than to begin with this book." –Diana Reckien, Assistant Professor for Climate Change, University of Twente, Netherlands, and Coordinating Chapter Lead Author of Assessment Report of Climate Change and Cities