Contemporary urbanization differs from historical patterns of urban growth in terms of scale, rate, location, form, and function. This review discusses the characteristics of contemporary urbanization and the roles of urban planning, governance, agglomeration, and globalization forces in driving and shaping the relationship between urbanization and the environment. We highlight recent research on urbanization and global change in the context of sustainability as well as opportunities for bundling urban development efforts, climate mitigation, and adaptation strategies to create synergies to transition to sustainability. We conclude with an analysis of global greenhouse gas emissions under different scenarios of future urbanization growth and discuss their implications.

Karen C. Seto

Roberto Sánchez-Rodríguez

Michail Fragkias

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

自 1976 年出版的《环境与资源年度评论》对环境科学与工程领域的重要主题进行了权威性评论，包括生态与保护科学、水和能源资源、大气、海洋、气候变化、农业和生物资源以及人类资源利用和全球变化的维度。

Since its inception in 1976, the Annual Review of Environment and Resources has provided authoritative reviews on significant topics in the field of environmental science and engineering. These topics include ecology and conservation science, water and energy resources, atmosphere, oceans, climate change, agriculture and biological resources, as well as human resource utilization and dimensions of global change.

《Annual Review of Environment and Resources》自1976年出版以来，针对环境科学与工程领域的重要主题进行了权威性的评论。这些主题包括生态与保护科学、水和能源资源、大气、海洋、气候变化、农业与生物资源，以及人类资源利用和全球变化的各个方面。

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环境科学与生态学	1
环境科学与生态学, 环境科学	1
环境科学与生态学, 环境研究	1

The New Geography of Contemporary Urbanization and the Environment

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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	1