Books and Chapters

BOLD indicates current or former member of the UGEC Scientific Steering Committee, International Project Office, or Project Associate.

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2016

Routledge Handbook UGEC

 

 

Seto, K.C., Solecki, W.D., & Griffith, C.A. (Eds.). (2016). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change. London: Routledge.

 

 

Chapters

Aylett, A., Joeman, B.D., Lefevre, B., Luque-Ayala, A., Rahman, A., Roberts, D., Ward, S., & Watkins, M. (2016). Climate change mitigation in rapidly developing cities. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 549 – 560). London: Routledge.

Boone, C.G. & Klinsky, S. (2016). Environmental justice and transitions to a sustainable urban future. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 327 – 335). London: Routledge.

Connors, J.P., Griffith, C.A., Nolasco, C.L., Wahab, B., & Mugagga, F. (2016). Urban and peri-urban agriculture: cultivating urban climate resilience. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 421 – 440). London: Routledge.

Deng, X.Z. (2016). Urbanization and impacts on agricultural land in China. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 42 – 49). London: Routledge.

Elmqvist, T., Zipperer, W.C., & Güneralp, B. (2016). Urbanization, habitat loss and biodiversity decline: solution pathways to break the cycle. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 139 – 151). London: Routledge.

Fragkias, M. (2016). Urbanization, economic growth and sustainability. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 9 – 26). London: Routledge.

Grimmond, C.S.B., Ward, H.C., & Kotthaus, S. (2016). Effects of urbanization on local and regional climate. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 169 – 187). London: Routledge.

Güneralp, B. (2016). Resource use for the construction and operation of built environments. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 77 – 92). London: Routledge.

Huang, S.L. & Wang, S.H. (2016). Spatial planning: an integrative approach to climate change response. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 364 – 376). London: Routledge.

Leichenko, R.M. & Solecki, W.D. (2016). Suburban landscapes and lifestyles, globalization and exporting the American dream. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 125 – 138). London: Routledge.

Lwasa, S. (2016). Climate change mitigation in medium-sized, low-income cities. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 406 – 420). London: Routledge.

Marcotullio, P.J. (2016). Urbanization, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 106 – 124). London: Routledge.

Mitra, C., Pandey, B., Allen, N.B., & Seto, K.C. (2016). Contemporary urbanization in India. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 64 – 76). London: Routledge.

Mitra, C. & Shepherd, J.M. (2016). Urban precipitation: a global perspective. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 152 – 168). London: Routledge.

Murray, S., Brock, S., & Seto, K.C. (2016). Urbanization, food consumption and the environment. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 27 – 41). London: Routledge.

Seto, K.C. & Solecki, W.D. (2016). Conclusion: the road ahead for urbanization and sustainability research. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 561 – 575). London: Routledge.

Simon, D. (2016). The potential of the green economy and urban greening for addressing urban environmental change. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 421 – 440). London: Routledge.

Romero-Lankao, P. & Gnatz, D. (2016). Urbanization, vulnerability and risk. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 213 – 228). London: Routledge.

Sanchez-Rodriguez, R. (2016). Adaptation to climate change in rapidly growing cities. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 350 – 363). London: Routledge.

Trundle, A. & McEvoy, D. (2016). Urban greening, human health and well-being. In K.C. Seto, W.D. Solecki, & C.A. Griffith (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (pp. 276 – 292). London: Routledge.

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2015

 

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2014

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Seto, K.C. & Reenberg, A. (Eds.) (2014). Rethinking Global Land Use in an Urban Era. MIT Press: Cambridge.

 

 

Simon, D. & Parnell, S. (2014). National urbanization and urban strategies: necessary but absent policy instruments in Africa. In S. Parnell, E. Pieterse (Eds.) Africa’s Urban Revolution. pp. 237-256. London and New York: Zed Books.

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2013

Urbanization and Sustainability COVER

 

 

Boone, C.G. & Fragkias, M. (Eds). (2013). Linking Urban Ecology and Environmental Justice in an Era of Global Environmental Change. Springer Netherlands.

 

 

Chapters

Boone, C.G. & Fragkias, M. (2013). Connecting Environmental Justice, Sustainability, and Vulnerability. In C.G. Boone & M. Fragkias (Eds.) Linking Urban Ecology and Environmental Justice in an Era of Global Environmental Change. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5666-3_4

Chang, L.F., Seto, K.C., & Huang, S.L. (2013). Climate Change, Urban Flood Vulnerability, and Responsibility in Taipei. In C.G. Boone & M. Fragkias (Eds.) Linking Urban Ecology and Environmental Justice in an Era of Global Environmental Change. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5666-3_11

Fragkias, M. & Boone, C.G. (2013). Towards a New Framework for Urbanization and Sustainability. In C.G. Boone & M. Fragkias (Eds.) Linking Urban Ecology and Environmental Justice in an Era of Global Environmental Change. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5666-3_1

Marcotullio, P.J. & Solecki, W. (2013). What is a City? An Essential Definition for Sustainability. In C.G. Boone & M. Fragkias (Eds.) Linking Urban Ecology and Environmental Justice in an Era of Global Environmental Change. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5666-3_2

Pickett, S.T.A., Boone, C.G., & Cadenasso, M.L. (2013). Ecology and Environmental Justice: Understanding Disturbance Using Ecological Theory. In C.G. Boone & M. Fragkias (Eds.) Linking Urban Ecology and Environmental Justice in an Era of Global Environmental Change. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5666-3_3


Bulkeley - Cities and Climate Change

 

 

Bulkeley, H. (2013). Cities and Climate Change (Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City). London: Routledge.

 

 


Urbanization biodiversity ecosystem services COVER

 

Elmqvist, T., Fragkias, M., Goodness, J., Guneralp, B., Marcotullio, P.J., McDonald, R.I., Parnell, S., Schewenius, M., Sendstad, M., Seto, K.C., & Wilkinson, C. (Eds). Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities: A Global Assessment. Springer Netherlands

 

 

Chapters

Anderson, P.M.L., Okereke, C., Rudd, A., & Parnell, S. (2013). Regional Assessment of Africa. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_23

Elmqvist, T., Fragkias, M., Goodness, J., Güneralp, B., Marcotullio, P.J., McDonald, R.I., Parnell, S., Schewenius, M., Sendstad, M., Seto, K.C., Wilkinson, C., Alberti, M., Folke, C., Frantzeskaki, N., Haase, D., Katti, M., Nagendra, H., Niemelä, J., Pickett, S.T.A., Redman, C.L., & Tidball, K. (2013). Stewardship of the Biosphere in the Urban Era. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_33

Fragkias, M., Güneralp, B., Seto, K.C.,& Goodness, J. (2013). A Synthesis  of Global Urbanization Projections. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_21

Güneralp, B., McDonald, R.I., Fragkias, M., Goodness, J., Marcotullio, P.J., & Seto, K.C. (2013). Urbanization Forecasts, Effects on Land Use, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_22

Güneralp, B. & Seto, K.C. (2013). Sub-regional Assessment of China: Urbanization in Biodiversity Hotspots. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_5

Güneralp, B., Tezer, A., & Albayrak, I. (2013). Local Assessment of İstanbul: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_16

McDonald, R.I., Marcotullio, P.J., & Güneralp, B. (2013). Urbanization and Global Trends in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_3

Seto, K.C. (2013). Regional Assessment of Asia. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_4

Seto, K.C., Parnell, S., & Elmqvist, T. (2013). A Global Outlook on Urbanization. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_1

Solecki, W. & Marcotullio, P.J. (2013). Climate Change and Urban Biodiversity Vulnerability. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_25

Wilkinson, C., Sendstad, M., Parnell, S., & Schewenius, M. (2013). Urban Governance of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. In T. Elmqvist, M. Fragkias, J. Goodness, B. Güneralp, P.J. Marcotullio, R.I. McDonald, S. Parnell, M. Schewenius, M. Sendstad, K.C. Seto, & C. Wilkinson (Eds.), Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_27


2011

Xiangzheng book

 

 

Deng, X.Z. (2011). Modeling the Dynamics and Consequences of Land System Change. Springer.

 

 

 

Rosenzweig, C., Solecki, W.D., Hammer, S.A., & Mehrotra, S. (Eds). (2011). Climate Change and Cities: First Assessment Report on the Urban Climate Change Research Network. Cambridge University Press.


2010

Bulkeley, H. & Newell, P. (2010). Governing Climate Change (Global Institutions). London: Routledge.

Lwasa, S. (2010). Urban Land Markets, Housing Development and Spatial Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of Uganda. New York: Nova Science Publishers Inc.

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Fra Paleo, U. (Ed.) (2009). Building Safer Communities. Risk Governance, Spatial Planning and Responses to Natural Hazards. Amsterdam: IOS Press.

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2008

Pelling, M. & Wisner, B. (2008). Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases from Urban Africa. London: Earthscan.

Pelling, M. & Wisner, B. (2008). Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases from Urban Africa. London: Earthscan.

Schipper, E.L.F. & Burton, I. (2008). The Earthscan Reader on Adaptation to Climate Change (Earthscan Reader Series). Routledge. Schipper, E.L.F. & Burton, I. (2008). The Earthscan Reader on Adaptation to Climate Change (Earthscan Reader Series). Routledge.

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2007

Douglass, M., Ho, K.C. and Ooi, G.L. (eds.) (2007) Globalisation, the City and Civil Society in Pacific Asia. London: Routledge. Douglass, M., Ho, K.C. and Ooi, G.L. (eds.) (2007) Globalisation, the City and Civil Society in Pacific Asia. London: Routledge.

Sanchez Rodriguez, R. & Bonilla, A. (eds.) (2007). Urbanization, Global Environmental Change, and Sustainable Development in Latin America. Inter American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE), & United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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2006

Marcotullio, P. & McGranahan, G. (2006). Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges: From Local to Global and Back. London: Earthscan. Marcotullio, P. & McGranahan, G. (2006). Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges: From Local to Global and Back. London: Earthscan.

Wang, W., Krafft, T., & Kraas, F. (2006). Global Change, Urbanization and Health. China Meteorological Press