TY - JOUR
T1 - Grand Challenges in Sustainable Cities and Health
AU - Vardoulakis, Sotiris
AU - Kinney, Patrick
PY - 2019/12/12
Y1 - 2019/12/12
N2 - The size of global urban population has increased exponentially since the advent of the industrial revolution, with urban centers attracting large numbers of workers and families looking for opportunities for employment, education and better quality of life. The growth of large urban centers initially in Europe and North America was followed by even larger megacities in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Currently, more than half of the world's population lives in cities, with this figure projected to reach two-thirds of the world's population by 2050.
AB - The size of global urban population has increased exponentially since the advent of the industrial revolution, with urban centers attracting large numbers of workers and families looking for opportunities for employment, education and better quality of life. The growth of large urban centers initially in Europe and North America was followed by even larger megacities in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Currently, more than half of the world's population lives in cities, with this figure projected to reach two-thirds of the world's population by 2050.
KW - climate change
KW - environmental pollution
KW - health equity
KW - sustainable transport
KW - sustainable urban design
KW - urban health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089542607&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/frsc.2019.00007
DO - 10.3389/frsc.2019.00007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089542607
SN - 2624-9634
VL - 1
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
JF - Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
M1 - 7
ER -
