The forecast increase in energy use and carbon emissions from Asia largely relates to expected levels of economic
and population growth that will be concentrated in urban centres.
Cities in Asia are projected to absorb an additional billion people
over the next twenty-five years, which will demand huge investment
in housing, energy, transport and waste infrastructure (Puppim de
Oliveira et al., 2013). These investments provide an opportunity to pursue
aggressive urban LEDS—failing to take these opportunitieswill lead
to further lock in to costly, carbon-intensive development modes. The
urban planning decisions — or, in the many instances of unplanned or
ungoverned urban development, the ‘non-decisions’ (Crenson, 1971)
— made during this period are therefore critically important.
The forecast increase in energy use and carbon emissions from Asia largely relates to expected levels of economicand population growth that will be concentrated in urban centres.Cities in Asia are projected to absorb an additional billion peopleover the next twenty-five years, which will demand huge investmentin housing, energy, transport and waste infrastructure (Puppim deOliveira et al., 2013). These investments provide an opportunity to pursueaggressive urban LEDS—failing to take these opportunitieswill leadto further lock in to costly, carbon-intensive development modes. Theurban planning decisions — or, in the many instances of unplanned orungoverned urban development, the ‘non-decisions’ (Crenson, 1971)— made during this period are therefore critically important.
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