Joshua Sperling

Paolo Bacigalupi

Clark A. Miller

Andrew Dana Hudson

Deji Bryce Olukotun

Joey Eschrich

Patricia Romero-Lankao

Elizabeth Monoian

Robert Ferry

S. B. Divya

Ruth Wylie

Chris Gearhart

Lauren Withycombe Keeler

Max Gabriele

Madeline Gilleran

Alana Wilson

Yíamar Rivera-Matos

Angel Echevarria

A collection of science fiction stories, art, and essays exploring how the transition to solar energy will transform cities; catalyze revolutions in politics, governance, and culture; and create diverse futures for human communities. Cities of Light emphasizes that the design of solar energy matters in shaping the future of urban communities and explores how each city's geographic and social features, along with the arc of its particular local history, create unique challenges and opportunities as we work collectively to design more equitable energy futures. The collection features stories by award-winning science fiction authors, working in collaboration with visual artists and graphic designers, and experts from Arizona State University and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory in fields ranging from engineering and data science to sociology, public policy, and architecture.

A Collection of Solar Futures

Cities of Light

Cynthia Rosenzweig

William D. Solecki

Shagun Mehrotra

Shobhakar Dhakal

Somayya Ali Ibrahim

The Urban Climate Change Research Network's Second Assessment Report on Climate Change in Cities (ARC3.2) is the second in a series of global, science-based reports to examine climate risk, adaptation, and mitigation efforts in cities. The book explicitly seeks to explore the implications of changing climatic conditions on critical urban physical and social infrastructure sectors and intersectoral concerns. The primary purpose of ARC3.2 is to inform the development and implementation of effective urban climate change policies, leveraging ongoing and planned investments for populations in cities of developing, emerging, and developed countries. This volume, like its predecessor, will be invaluable for a range of audiences involved with climate change and cities: mayors, city officials and policymakers; urban planners; policymakers charged with developing climate change mitigation and adaptation programs; and a broad spectrum of researchers and advanced students in the environmental sciences.

Second Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network

Climate Change and Cities

David Simon

Thomas Elmqvist

Susan Parnell

David Maddox

Timon McPhearson

Xuemei Bai

Niki van Frantzeskaki

Corrie Griffith

Mark Watkins

Global urbanization promises better services, stronger economies, and more connections; it also carries risks and unforeseeable consequences. To deepen our understanding of this complex process and its importance for global sustainability, we need to build interdisciplinary knowledge around a systems approach. Urban Planet takes an integrative look at our urban environment, bringing together scholars from a diverse range of disciplines: from sociology and political science to evolutionary biology, geography, economics and engineering. It includes the perspectives of often neglected voices: architects, journalists, artists and activists. The book provides a much needed cross-scale perspective, connecting challenges and solutions on a local scale with drivers and policy frameworks on a regional and global scale. The authors argue that to overcome the major challenges we are facing, we must embark on a large-scale reinvention of how we live together, grounded in inclusiveness and sustainability.

Knowledge Towards Sustainable Cities

Urban Planet

"Urban Climate Change Research Network, Center for Climate Systems Research, Earth Institute, Columbia University."

Patricia Romero-Lankao

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