Urban Sustainability Transitions in the Global South: a Case Study of Curitiba and Accra.

IF 1.2 Q3 URBAN STUDIES

Urban Forum Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-08-21 DOI:10.1007/s12132-021-09438-4

Martin Larbi, Jon Kellett, Elisa Palazzo

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Abstract

The existing literature is replete with examples of how sustainable urbanism unfolds in cities in the developed world. However, there is limited insight into how this concept is exemplified in the developing world. This paper poses the question, what strategies are appropriate for transitioning developing world cities towards greater sustainability. Drawing on insights from Curitiba and Accra, we argue that cities should not simply reproduce technical sustainability solutions successfully introduced elsewhere, but they should leverage indigenous potential to chart a sustainability path that is sensitive to conditions in the local context.

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全球南方城市可持续发展转型：以库里蒂巴和阿克拉为例。

现有文献中充满了可持续城市化如何在发达国家城市中展开的例子。然而，人们对这一概念如何在发展中国家得到体现的了解有限。本文提出了一个问题，什么战略适合发展中国家的城市向更大的可持续性转型。借鉴库里蒂巴和阿克拉的经验，我们认为城市不应简单地复制其他地方成功引入的技术可持续发展解决方案，而应充分利用本土潜力，制定符合当地条件的可持续发展道路。

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Urban Forum Social Sciences-Urban Studies

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2.90

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