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【直播】【USS：城市科学与可持续发展在线系列讲座】The Evolution of Cities
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本次报告由中国科学院城市环境研究所、亚利桑那州立大学、芝加哥大学主办，于2021年11月04日9:00开始，授权蔻享学术进行网络直播。
The Evolution of Cities
报告人
Prof. Christopher Kennedy
时间
2021年11月04日9:00
This presentation describes the formation, growth and changing nature of cities through an energy lens. The phenomenon of urbanization is briefly explained using a biophysical model of the Industrial Revolution, which captures the essential role of energy in urban capital formation. The thermodynamic basis for the growth of cities is reviewed, including their nature as dissipative systems which form higher order structures as they grow in complexity. The energy characteristics of the world’s megacities are reviewed – and potential changes to the nature of cities under electrification and deep decarbonisation are discussed.
报告人介绍
图 | Prof. Christopher Kennedy
Prof Christopher Kennedy was the inaugural Chair of the new ‘green’ Civil Engineering Department at the University of Victoria. He has worked on greenhouse gas accounting and abatement strategies for global cities, national governments and multi-national institutions, including a secondment to the OECD. Chris is a member of the Global Cities Institute at the University of Toronto, a member of UVic’s Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He is a former President of the International Society for Industrial Ecology; and author of The Evolution of Great World Cities: Urban Wealth and Economic Growth.Prof Christopher Kennedy was the inaugural Chair of the new ‘green’ Civil Engineering Department at the University of Victoria. He has worked on greenhouse gas accounting and abatement strategies for global cities, national governments and multi-national institutions, including a secondment to the OECD. Chris is a member of the Global Cities Institute at the University of Toronto, a member of UVic’s Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He is a former President of the International Society for Industrial Ecology; and author of The Evolution of Great World Cities: Urban Wealth and Economic Growth.
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