Does size matter? Scaling of CO2 emissions and US urban areas.

Urban areas consume more than 66% of the world's energy and generate more than 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. With the world's population expected to reach 10 billion by 2100, nearly 90% of whom will live in urban areas, a critical question for planetary sustainability is how the...

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Main Authors: Michail Fragkias, José Lobo, Deborah Strumsky, Karen C Seto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3672169?pdf=render