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The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

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Authors:
Andy Gouldson, Andrew Sudmant, Haneen Khreis, Effie Papargyropoulou

Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities. However, the pursuit
of more prosperous, inclusive and sustainable urban
development is complicated by climate change, which
multiplies existing environmental risks, undermines the
effectiveness of existing infrastructure, and creates new
resource constraints.
In this paper, we conclusively demonstrate that there

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