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Trends in Urbanization: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainability


Speaker: Dr. Karen Seto, Hixon Center for Urban Ecology - Yale University

This talk examines key urbanization trends and their implications for sustainability, including impacts on climate change, croplands, and biodiversity. Drawing on recent research from the Seto Lab, it presents new forecasts of urban expansion and associated challenges for urban heat exposure and human health.

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