The urban south and the predicament of global sustainability

Nagendra, Harini and Bai, Xuemei and Brondizio, Eduardo S. and Lwasa, Shuaib (2018) The urban south and the predicament of global sustainability. Nature Sustainability, 1 (7). pp. 341-349. ISSN 2398-9629

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Abstract

Urbanization is a global phenomenon with strong sustainability implications across multiple scales. We argue that much of the associated challenges, and opportunities, are found in the global south. We show that urban issues in the global south are distinctly and statistically different from those in the global north, but our current urban knowledge is predominantly shaped by research on and from the global north. Cities in the global south have strong imperatives, and unique but often overlooked capacity, to innovate and experiment for sustainability. We call for a renewed research focus on urbanization in the south, and suggest targeted efforts to correct structural biases in the knowledge production system.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Nagendra, Harini and Bai, Xuemei and Brondizio, Eduardo S. and Lwasa, Shuaib
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Urban, Urbanization, sustainability, global sustainability,
Subjects:	Social sciences > Economics > Production > Sustainable development Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology > Ecology
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Restricted
Related URLs:	Library OPAC
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/414
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0101-5

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