Sustainable Cities and Global Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

Urbanization has profoundly affected the environment and global climate. Cities are major contributors to climate change; they are home to more than half of the world’s population and responsible for about 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, cities are already heavily affected by climate change. Because of unusually hot summer days and nights, urban residents face more heat illnesses, power outages, and higher energy prices. Cities can, therefore, play a crucial role in both mitigating climate change and protecting people from its impacts.

This Special Issue aims to investigate the crucial role of urbanization and cities, in particular, in combating climate change and its impacts.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome, including contributions from disciplines such as energy economics, climate economics, sustainability health economics, and regional and urban planning.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Gunter Stephan
Guest Editor

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• global climate change
• urban economics
• health economics
• regional economics
• spatial planning
• energy economics
• integrated assessment
• sustainable development