Ageing and population shrinking: implications for sustainability in the urban century
Jarzebski, Marcin Pawel, Elmqvist, Thomas, Gasparatos, Alexandros, Fukushi, Kensuke, Eckersten, Sofia, Haase, Dagmar, Goodness, Julie, Khoshkar, Sara, Saito, Osamu, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, Theorell, Töres, Dong, Nannan, Kasuga, Fumiko, Watanabe, Ryugo, Sioen, Giles Bruno, Yokohari, Makoto and Pu, Jian, (2021). Ageing and population shrinking: implications for sustainability in the urban century. npj Urban Sustainability, 1(17), 1-11
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Sub-type Journal article Author Jarzebski, Marcin Pawel
Elmqvist, Thomas
Gasparatos, Alexandros
Fukushi, Kensuke
Eckersten, Sofia
Haase, Dagmar
Goodness, Julie
Khoshkar, Sara
Saito, Osamu
Takeuchi, Kazuhiko
Theorell, Töres
Dong, Nannan
Kasuga, Fumiko
Watanabe, Ryugo
Sioen, Giles Bruno
Yokohari, Makoto
Pu, JianTitle Ageing and population shrinking: implications for sustainability in the urban century Appearing in npj Urban Sustainability Volume 1 Issue No. 17 Publication Date 2021-05-27 Place of Publication London Publisher Springer Nature Limited Start page 1 End page 11 Language eng Abstract Population ageing and shrinking are demographic phenomena with far-reaching implications for sustainability in the current context of extensive and rapid urbanization. This Perspective rationalizes their interface by (a) identifying the challenges and opportunities that ageing and shrinking urban populations will have for implementing the sustainable development goals (SDGs), and (b) discussing some emerging interventions to capitalise on the opportunities and reduce the challenges to achieving sustainability. We argue that a diverse set of context-specific technological, socioeconomic, institutional and governance interventions would be needed to leverage effectively the opportunities and minimize the risks posed by ageing and shrinking urban populations for long-term sustainability. Copyright Holder Springer Nature Limited Copyright Year 2021 Copyright type All rights reserved ISSN 26618001 DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-021-00023-z -
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