Urban Pathways: Transition towards Low-Carbon, Sustainable Cities in Emerging Economies

Call for papers for special issue of Sustainability

  • News 20.02.2017

Building on the SUSTAIN EU-ASEAN and SOLUTIONS projects, scientists from the Wuppertal Institute call for papers for a Special Issue of the peer-reviewed journal Sustainability, focusing on implementation pathways of the New Urban Agenda. Manuscripts can be submitted until 31 May 2017.

Urbanisation is increasing rapidly, particularly in emerging economies. While an enabler of economic growth, one of the consequences of unplanned urbanisation is highly inefficient urban services, in particular energy, transport, and waste management. Cities currently account for about 70 percent of energy consumption and energy related greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, the integration of urban energy, transport, and resource sectors in the delivery on the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) is vital for the success of global climate change mitigation efforts. This is a vital objective of the New Urban Agenda, and this Special Issue will aim to help in bringing together climate change and urban development objectives by exploring the links between urban and national actions. It will build directly on the commitments delivered by countries as part of the UNFCCC and Habitat III processes. The Special Issue will outline key issues and barriers and showcase local implementation concepts from key emerging economies. Papers should include aspects of the political, technological, socio-economic, and financial viability of sustainable development solutions in emerging economies.

Guest Editors are Oliver Lah (Wuppertal Institute), Ralph Sims (Massey University), and Shobakar Dhakal (Asian Institute of Technology).

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