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Urban metabolism and the zero-waste city: transforming cities through sustainable design and behavior change

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dc.contributor.authorLehmann, S.
dc.contributor.editorLindfield, M.
dc.contributor.editorSteinberg, F.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractBy the year 2025, the world’s population will reach 8 billion, and almost 60% of those people will live in metropolitan regions, i.e., in cities. Around the globe, urbanization and the growth in metropolitan areas is already affecting nature, biodiversity, food supply, the built environment, and society in profound ways. However, the international community has made little progress over the last 20 years in restraining global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, while an increasing amount of emissions is coming from large developing nations, such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and India. Because of human activity, the planet is reaching a potentially catastrophic tipping point. Several scientific studies indicate the estimated biodiversity loss between 1996 and 2011 to be around 12%.
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: Green Cities, 2012 / Lindfield, M., Steinberg, F. (ed./s), Ch.2, pp.108-135
dc.identifier.isbn9789290928966
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/124703
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAsian Development Bank
dc.publisher.placePhilippines
dc.rightsCopyright 2012 Asian Development Bank
dc.source.urihttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unisa/reader.action?ppg=123%26docID=3110769%26tm=1536635561458
dc.subjectgreen cities
dc.subjectAsia
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.titleUrban metabolism and the zero-waste city: transforming cities through sustainable design and behavior change
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915909602301831

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