Resources (in alphabetical order)
Batty, M., 2013. The New Science of Cities. MIT Press, Boston.
Bettencourt, L. M. A., 2013. “The Origins of Scaling in Cities.” Science, 340: 1438-1441.
CityLab, 2013. “Scientific proof that cities are like nothing else in nature.” By Emily Badger, June 20 2013. http://www.citylab.com/weather/2013/06/scientific-proof-cities-are-nothing-else-nature/5977/
Clark, W. C., 2003. “Urban environments: Battleground for Global Sustainability.” Environment, 45(7): 1.
Dictionary.com , “Sustainability” http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sustainability?s=t
Goodland, R. and Daly, H., 1996. Environmental sustainability: universal and nonnegotiable. Ecological Applications, 6(4): 1002-1017. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2269583?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Haughton, G., and Hunter, C., 1994. Sustainable Cities, Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Regional Studies Association, London, UK.
Kennedy, C., and Corfee-Morlot, J., 2013. Past performance and future needs for low carbon climate resilient infrastructure – An investment perspective. Energy Policy, 59: 773–783.
Kennedy, C., J. Steinberger, B. Gasson, Y. Hansen, T. Hillman, M. Havranek, D. Pataki, A. Phdungsilp, A. Ramaswami, and G.V. Mendez, 2009a. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities. Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (19): 7297–7302.
Merriam-Webster, “Sustainable”. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sustainable
Moavenzadeh, F., Hanaki, K., and Baccini, P., 2002. Future Cities: Dynamics and Sustainability. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), 2011. Towards Green Growth: A Summary for Policy Makers. https://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/48012345.pdf
Sustainable Development Goals, Goal 11 Cities http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cities/
Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, Sustainable Development Goal 11 https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg11
UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), 2011. Decoupling natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth, A Report of the Working Group on Decoupling to the International Resource Panel. Fischer-Kowalski, M., Swilling, M., von Weizsäcker, E.U., Ren, Y., Moriguchi, Y., Crane, W., Krausmann, F., Eisenmenger, N., Giljum, S., Hennicke, P., Romero Lankao, P., Siriban Manalang, A., Sewerin, S. http://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/9816/-Decoupling%3a%20natural%20resource%20use%20and%20environmental%20impacts%20from%20economic%20growth%20-2011Decoupling_1.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
World Bank, 2012. Inclusive Green Growth: The Pathway to Sustainable Development http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTSDNET/Resources/Inclusive_Green_Growth_May_2012.pdf
World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), 1987. Our Common Future. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
City Examples (in order of appearance)
C40 Cities: Business, Economy and Innovation – City Solutions Platform http://www.c40.org/programmes/city_solutions
Melbourne, C40 Cities: Business, Economy and Innovation – City Solutions Platform. http://c40-production-images.s3.amazonaws.com/other_uploads/images/982_Melbourne_1-pager_final.original.pdf?1480707009
Rio de Janeiro, C40 Cities: Business, Economy and Innovation – City Solutions Platform. http://c40-production-images.s3.amazonaws.com/other_uploads/images/938_Rio_1-pager_Final.original.pdf?1480535438
Seattle, C40 Cities: Business, Economy and Innovation – City Solutions Platform. http://c40-production-images.s3.amazonaws.com/other_uploads/images/936_Seattle_1-pager_Final.original.pdf?1480535363
Sydney, C40 Cities: Business, Economy and Innovation – City Solutions Platform. http://c40-production-images.s3.amazonaws.com/other_uploads/images/946_Sydney_1-pager.original.pdf?1480548485
Arup Foresight. Exploring the Future of African Cities. http://www.driversofchange.com/projects/exploring-the-future-of-african-cities/
Accra, Arup Foresight. Exploring the Future of African Cities. www.driversofchange.com/download/2946/
Addis Ababa, Arup Foresight. Exploring the Future of African Cities. www.driversofchange.com/download/2948/
Dar es Salaam, Arup Foresight. Exploring the Future of African Cities. www.driversofchange.com/download/2950/
Johannesburg, Arup Foresight. Exploring the Future of African Cities. www.driversofchange.com/download/2954/
Nairobi, Arup Foresight. Exploring the Future of African Cities. www.driversofchange.com/download/2952/
Module Cover Image
Border USA-Mexico by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde on Wikimedia Commons (Border USA-Mexico at Dan Diego) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Border_USA_Mexico.jpg
Images (in order of appearance)
Our Common Future Book Cover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Common_Future#/media/File:Our_Common_Future_book_cover.gif
Agenda 21 Cover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_21#/media/File:Agenda_21_Cover.gif
Millennium Development Goals https://www.todaygh.com/column-mdgs-and-sdgs-palaver/
2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/60000-delegates-attend-world-summit-sustainable-development
The Future We Want Cover http://whygreeneconomy.org/information/the-future-we-want-final-rio20-text/
Sustainable Development Goals by MariaGershuni on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sustainable_Development_Goals.jpg
Sustainable Development Goal 11 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cities/
Window shopping by Loozrboy is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/loozrboy/4739716257
Shenzhen Urban Buildings and Streets - Nan Shan – panoramio by Aaron Zhu is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shenzhen_Urban_Buildings_and_Streets_-_Nan_Shan_-_panoramio.jpg
Addis Abeba07 (Sam Effron) by Sam Effron is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Addis_Abeba07_(Sam_Effron).jpg
Petare Slums in Caracas by The Photographer on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Petare_Slums_in_Caracas.jpg
Air pollution on Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/air-air-pollution-climate-change-dawn-221012/
Yokkaichi Portbuilding-03 by KAMUI is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yokkaichi_Portbuilding-03.jpg
El track tunnel at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago by John Picken is licensed under CC BY 2.0 on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_track_tunnel_at_Illinois_Institute_of_Technology,_Chicago.jpg
Gears by MustangJoe on Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/gears-cogs-machine-machinery-1236578/
Pogonomyrmex californicus 2003-05-19 by Curtis Clark is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 on Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pogonomyrmex_californicus_2003-05-19.jpg
Everglades Backcountry by Everglades NPS on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Everglades_Backcountry_(2),_NPSPhoto_(9250283274).jpg
Aokigahara Forest by Jordy Meow is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aokigahara_Forest.jpg
The Night Lights of Planet Earth by woodleywonderworks is licensed under CC BY 2.0 on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2712985992
Night Sky on pxehre https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1415055
Graceful "S" curves of Seattle, Washington, USA, skyscrapers, freeways (Hi 90), trees, the sound, Pacific Northwest Coastal USA by Wonderlane is licensed under CC BY 2.0 on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/5101016440
Asia busy city on Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/asia-busy-city-crossing-270006/
Lots of people by Stròlic Furlàn - Davide Gabino is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/strolicfurlan/24479056155
Photo on Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/atmosphere-city-at-night-climate-earth-510049/
Chimneys Environmental Damage by Simon Rosengren on Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/chimney-chimneys-environment-environmental-damage-669118/
CUBE c2009 PUSH/CORNUBERT by PUSH_ARCHITECTURE is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/46420624@N06/4289830787/
Toronto Skyline Cityscape by governmentlists on Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/toronto-skyline-cityscape-164813/
Hollywood on a hill above Los Angeles, California by Ahmet Yalçınkaya on GoodFreePhotos https://www.goodfreephotos.com/united-states/california/los-angeles/hollywood-on-a-hill-above-los-angeles-california.jpg.php
Lake Geneva, Switzerland by Marabu on Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/geneva-lake-geneva-switzerland-808017/
Prague by Pedro Szekely is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosz/34350016852
South Africa, Cape Town by martinaH79 is on Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/south-africa-cape-town-2267795/
5 52 Denver AM by Robert Kash is licensed under CC BY 2.0 on Wikimedia Commons https://www.flickr.com/photos/90162419@N07/8438474948
New York Statue of Liberty on Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/new-york-statue-of-liberty-usa-monument-64271/
London Big Ben Phone Box by Doco is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Big_Ben_Phone_box.jpg
La Sagrada Familia by MCAD Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0 on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/69184488@N06/11877603656
Bangkok Grand Palace from River2 by Mda is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bangkok_GrandPalace_from_River2.jpg
Figure 1. Relative and absolute decoupling: GDP and resource use, in Oxfam Blogs, January 20, 2012. https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/hunting-for-green-growth-in-the-g20/