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Scientists must have a say in the future of cities

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  • Timon McPhearson

    (Timon McPhearson is visiting research scientist at the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies and associate professor of urban ecology at The New School in New York, USA.)

  • Susan Parnell

    (Susan Parnell is professor of geography at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, South Africa.)

  • David Simon

    (David Simon is director of Mistra Urban Futures, Gothenburg, Sweden and professor of geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.)

  • Owen Gaffney

    (Owen Gaffney is media director at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University and communications director at Future Earth, Sweden.)

  • Thomas Elmqvist

    (Thomas Elmqvist is a professor at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden.)

  • Xuemei Bai

    (Xuemei Bai is professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, and adjunct professor at Beijing Normal University, China.)

  • Debra Roberts

    (Debra Roberts is head of sustainable and resilient city initiatives in eThekwini Municipality, Durban, and Honorary Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.)

  • Aromar Revi

    (Aromar Revi is director of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bangalore, India.)

Abstract

A United Nations conference seeks urban sustainability. But the agenda will fail without input from researchers, warn Timon McPhearson and colleagues.

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  • Timon McPhearson & Susan Parnell & David Simon & Owen Gaffney & Thomas Elmqvist & Xuemei Bai & Debra Roberts & Aromar Revi, 2016. "Scientists must have a say in the future of cities," Nature, Nature, vol. 538(7624), pages 165-166, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:538:y:2016:i:7624:d:10.1038_538165a
    DOI: 10.1038/538165a
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