Eco-Responsible Cities and the Global Ocean (eBook)
XXVII, 342 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783319936802 (ISBN)
This book examines the nexus of cities and oceans and the interrelations between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11 and 14, just after the first two critical years following the milestone year of hope in 2015. It advocates for actions both for sustainable cities, the largest interconnected and only human ecosystem, and for the global ocean that is the largest physical ecosystem. Cutting-edge concepts and actions are presented by and for cities and oceans, following the global engagements during the years 2015-2017.
In the era of global geopolitics, cities offer major democratic spaces between the micro-regulations of the local communities and the governance of the global commons. The role of education, trust, and citizen empowerment cannot be stressed enough. This book offers an evidence-based, holistic and integrated view of key urban and ocean sustainability issues at the horizon of 2030 and of 2050. The chapters cover the most prominent issues at the heart of the matter, and highlight systemic multi-stakeholder eco-responses towards sustainability with economic, social, environmental dimensions, including political and cultural aspects.
This book offers a full exploration of cities and seas with an emphasis on vigorous paradigm shifts, redesigning human systems, and reconciling them with nature. Building on robust evidence, and transformational cases, it provides structured advice for world leaders, stakeholders and scholars.
troduction Table of Contents 1. Planet Ocean, a World of Cities: A Journey around the Shores of the Anthropocene 1.1 Cities and the Seas: Megafacts, Trends and Drivers of Change 1.2 The Urban and Ocean Capital at the Digital Age of Overexploitation 1.3 Cities and Oceans in the Aftermath of Historic Commitments 1.4 The Bond between Cities and the Oceans: the Expectations from the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 References Selected Websites and social media 2. Threatened Urban and Ocean Biodiversity: The Imperative of Resilience 2.1 The Impacts of Excessive Consumption, Pollution and Overfishing 2.2 Towards resourceful Urban and Marine Ecosystems 2.3 The Over-stressed Geostrategic Nexus "Water-Food-Energy" 2.4 Ecological Protected Areas in Cities and Under the Water References Selected Websites and social media 3. The Future of Climate Will Be Decided in Cities and Oceans 3.1 Ocean and Climate: Highly Interlinked and In Still to Explore Ways 3.2 Sea Warming and Acidification: Grieves for the Reefs and Not Only 3.3 Cities, Sea Rise and Intertwined Extreme Events 3.4 Building Strong Urban Resilience in Riverside, Coastal and Deltaic Cities References Selected Websites and social media 4. The Paths to Decarbonisation through Cities and across Seas 4.1 Renewables and Improvement of Efficiency as Cornerstones of the Energy Transition 4.2 Urban and 4Local Excellence for a Post-carbon World 4.3 The Sustainability Promises of the Maritime Roads of the Planet 4.4 Smarter Mobility for Cleaner and More Inclusive Cities References Selected Websites and social media 5. Towards Purposeful, Circular, Sustainable Economies 5.1 Eco- Creative Cities at the intersections of Shared Value Chains 5.2 Established, Reinvented and Burgeoning Blue Greener Activities 5.3 Responsible Corporate Conduct and Co-optimised Investments 5.4 Prosperous and Sustainable City Rankings and Indexes References Selected Websites and social media 6. An Inclusive, Just Society as the Ultimate Frontier on Land and the Sea 6.1Cities and Seas without Borders: Welcoming and Sharing Places 6.2Universal Values, Local Communities and Intercultural Dialogue 6.3Migration and Integration, Diversity and Solidarity 6.4 Healthy Cities and Seas, Youth and Citi-Zen References Selected Websites and social media 7. Cities and Oceans at the Crossroads of Knowledge, Ingenuity and Co-creation 7.1 Smart Cities: Investing in Science, Technology and the Arts 7.2 Invaluable Urban and Underwater Cultural Heritage 7.3 Tangible and Intangible Assets and Innovation Ecosystems 7.4 Ecosystem-based Strategic Planning and Urban Renaissance References Selected Websites and social media 8. Open Cities and the Ocean: Local and Global Engagement 8.1 Citizen Education and Empowerment for Achieving SDG 2030 8.2 Participative Cities, Institutions, Stakeholders and Quadruple Helices 8.3 Global Governance and Urban and Ocean Accountability 8.4 Constellations of World Networks of Excellence References Selected Websites and social media 9. Messages for Leaders towards a World of Difference 9.1 World eco-solutions on Cities and Oceans: Beacons of Change 9.2 Co-operation, Cross-pollination and Co-action: Win-Win-Win versus Trade-Offs 9.3 Shared Commitment, Trust and the Future of Cities and Oceans References Selected Websites and social media Annex: A concert of cutting-edge initiatives and paradigm shifts References Selected Internet Sites
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.8.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XXVII, 342 p. 16 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Schlagworte | blue/green growth • coastal and marine biodiversity • corporate ocean responsibility • Environmental Geography • environmental risks and opportunities • food water energy • integrated economic social and environmental development • Resilience • role of science and innovation • Urban marine and coastal sustainability |
| ISBN-13 | 9783319936802 / 9783319936802 |
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