Scientists must have a say in the future of cities

Timon McPhearson (), Susan Parnell, David Simon, Owen Gaffney, Thomas Elmqvist, Xuemei Bai, Debra Roberts and Aromar Revi
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Timon McPhearson: Timon McPhearson is visiting research scientist at the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies and associate professor of urban ecology at The New School in New York, USA.
Susan Parnell: Susan Parnell is professor of geography at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
David Simon: David Simon is director of Mistra Urban Futures, Gothenburg, Sweden and professor of geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Owen Gaffney: Owen Gaffney is media director at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University and communications director at Future Earth, Sweden.
Thomas Elmqvist: Thomas Elmqvist is a professor at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Xuemei Bai: Xuemei Bai is professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, and adjunct professor at Beijing Normal University, China.
Debra Roberts: Debra Roberts is head of sustainable and resilient city initiatives in eThekwini Municipality, Durban, and Honorary Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Aromar Revi: Aromar Revi is director of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bangalore, India.

Nature, 2016, vol. 538, issue 7624, 165-166

Abstract: A United Nations conference seeks urban sustainability. But the agenda will fail without input from researchers, warn Timon McPhearson and colleagues.

Date: 2016
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