Home » urbanization » Recent Articles:

Innovation and the Future of Urbanization: A TSR interview with Dr. Karen Seto (Part Two)

April 27, 2012 Features, Issue Three, Volume Three No Comments

By Branden Boyer-White and Michael Bernstein

As you may have read, we at The Sustainability Review recently had the good fortune of speaking with Dr. Karen Seto, Associate Professor of the Urban Environment at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental studies, on her research related to urbanization in China and India. In our first piece, we discussed the implications, drivers and challenges of global scale urbanization in China and India. In this edited portion of our conversation, we look to the future and discuss the obstacles to and opportunities for urban sustainability. … Continue Reading

Share

Challenges and Dynamics of Urbanization: A TSR interview with Dr. Karen Seto (Part One)

April 24, 2012 Features, Issue Three, Volume Three No Comments

By Michael Bernstein and Branden Boyer-White

Dear lucky readers: we at The Sustainability Review recently had the good fortune of speaking with Dr. Karen Seto, Associate Professor of the Urban Environment at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental studies, on her research related to urbanization in China and India. According to her official bio, Dr. Seto’s research focuses on four themes touching on human land-use transformation: its nature, impacts, implications, and potential future manifestations. In this first part of our edited transcript, we discuss aspects and drivers of urbanization in China and India. In the second part (forthcoming in Features), we look to the future and discuss challenges and opportunities for urban sustainability. … Continue Reading

Share

The Sustainability Review