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By 2050, China will be the first country with 1 billion urban dwellers.2 This rapid expansion in cities in both the United States and China has and will continue to place pressure on environmental, economic, and social systems. Urban areas are facing growing challenges from climate change, water and energy shortages, pollution, and aging infrastructure.
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WORKSHOP CONTEXT AND ORGANIZATION To further elucidate some of these issues and build upon current partnerships, an expert committee under the STS program, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, organized a one-day public workshop on urban sustainability in China and the United States, held on December 16, 2019. The workshop focused on the intersection of urban climate change mitigation and adaptation, urban health, and sustainable transportation, including green infrastructure and urban flooding in both countries.
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, the agenda was organized in several sessions; this proceedings follows the organization of the workshop. The framing remarks provided context for the current landscape for urbanization research and practice in the United States and China (Chapter 2)
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. The session that followed included breakout discussions where participants addressed issues related to the intersection of urban climate change mitig tion and adaptation, urban health, and sustainable transportation, a including green infrastructure and urban flooding in China and the United States (Chapter 6)
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between U.S. and Chinese universities to accelerate research; and address the urgent need to assess the state of urban sustainability research in China and the United States and enhance partnerships.
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Urban areas are at the confluence of these topics and cannot be viewed in silos or individually, she said. She noted the key issues to be discussed during the workshop include: • Reviewing the current landscape for sustainable urban develop ment policies and practices in China and the United States; • Highlighting urban sustainability research at universities in China and the United States, including the most significant outcomes of research in an interdisciplinary context; • Identifying research needs and knowledge gaps toward sustainable urbanization; and • Discussing effective mechanisms for strengthening the science– policy interface and adopting best practices to address current and future urban sustainability challenges in both countries.
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