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Editor’s Note Environment and Urbanization AsiA 12(1s) 7s–8s, 2021 © 2021 National institute of Urban Affairs (NiUA) Reprints and permissions: in.sagepub.com/journals-permissions-india DOi: 10.1177/0975425321999125 journals.sagepub.com/home/eua Urban sprawl, a spatial phenomenon first witnessed in the developed countries, is gradually becoming more widespread. In fact, the rate of horizontal spread of built-up, either through dispersed urbanization or peri-urbanization, is becoming a global phenomenon. The built-up areas are growing faster than their population, thereby consuming more land for urban development. This characteristic is more prevalent in the developing countries as compared to their developed counterparts. The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas has profound implications on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change and environmental degradation, all of which would exacerbate the impending climate crises. Projections indicate that the expansion of urban areas in developed and developing countries would grow by a factor of 1.9 and 3.7, respectively, between 2015 and 2050 (UN-Habitat, 2020 ). However, if urban areas are effectively planned, managed and governed, then the urban expansion in both developing and developed countries are expected to grow at a projected factor of 1.1 and 2.5, respectively. The World Cities Report 2020 indicates that by 2030, cities would cover three times as much land as http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environment and Urbanization Asia SAGE

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Kundu, Debolina
Environment and Urbanization Asia , Volume 12 (1_suppl): 2 – Mar 1, 2021
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Environment and Urbanization AsiA 12(1s) 7s–8s, 2021 © 2021 National institute of Urban Affairs (NiUA) Reprints and permissions: in.sagepub.com/journals-permissions-india DOi: 10.1177/0975425321999125 journals.sagepub.com/home/eua Urban sprawl, a spatial phenomenon first witnessed in the developed countries, is gradually becoming more widespread. In fact, the rate of horizontal spread of built-up, either through dispersed urbanization or peri-urbanization, is becoming a global phenomenon. The built-up areas are growing faster than their population, thereby consuming more land for urban development. This characteristic is more prevalent in the developing countries as compared to their developed counterparts. The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas has profound implications on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change and environmental degradation, all of which would exacerbate the impending climate crises. Projections indicate that the expansion of urban areas in developed and developing countries would grow by a factor of 1.9 and 3.7, respectively, between 2015 and 2050 (UN-Habitat, 2020 ). However, if urban areas are effectively planned, managed and governed, then the urban expansion in both developing and developed countries are expected to grow at a projected factor of 1.1 and 2.5, respectively. The World Cities Report 2020 indicates that by 2030, cities would cover three times as much land as

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