Cities (Q389)
Subject, term, tag: Cities
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Cities |
Subject, term, tag: Cities |
Statements
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
Cities are open systems, continually exchanging resources, products and services, waste, people, ideas and finances with the hinterlands and broader world. Cities are complex, self-organising, adaptive and constantly evolving. Cities also encompass multiple actors with varying responsibilities, capabilities and priorities, as well as processes that transcend the institutional sector-based approach to city administration. Cities are embedded in broader ecological, economic, technical, institutional, legal and governance structures that enable or often constrain their systemic function, which cannot be separated from wider power relations. Urban processes of a physical, social and economic nature are causally interlinked, with interactions and feedbacks that result in both intended and unintended impacts on emissions. (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026