TY - BOOK AU - Hague,Cliff AU - Harridge,Clive AU - Julyan,Bryce AU - Nik,Ruiz AU - Tant,Ian TI - Planning, sustainable urbanisation, and the commonwealth: the commonwealth association of planners, past, present and future SN - 9781003357933 U1 - 307.1/216 23/eng/20230109 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - City planning KW - Sustainable development KW - Planning KW - Community development, Urban KW - Forecasting KW - ARCHITECTURE / Landscape KW - bisacsh KW - ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development N2 - "By 2050, an additional 2.5 billion people will be living in the world's towns and cities, almost 50 percent of them in the 56 Commonwealth countries. To a significant extent, the future of the planet hangs on how cities and human settlements are managed. It is in our cities that the emissions creating climate catastrophe are stoked, and where change can - and must - make a difference at scale. Food security, water, basic services, migration, shelter, jobs, environment: sustainable urbanisation is about changing direction to strive for a fairer and less environmentally damaging future. This well-illustrated book by authors from around the globe tells how the Commonwealth Association of Planners across five decades has campaigned to make a difference. It also looks ahead, scoping the urgent, practical action that is now required"-- UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003357933 ER -