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Editorial Environment and Urbanization AsiA 11(1) 7–9, 2020 © 2020 National institute of Urban Affairs (NiUA) Reprints and permissions: in.sagepub.com/journals-permissions-india DOi: 10.1177/0975425320909921 journals.sagepub.com/home/eua Exhibiting some of the highest rates of urbanization globally, the Asian continent today is undergoing rapid transformations. Not only are its megacities swelling in size and density, in many places cities and towns are also merging, urban sprawl expanding and new configurations of human settlements appearing at a pace that often outpaces policy. Urbanization, as predicted in the 2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, is where both the opportunities and challenges of the future lie. As the epicentre of this global demographic transition, how far Asian countries are able to harness their potential for sustainable eco- nomic growth today depends, among other factors, on how effectively they can mobilize national and regional planning efforts to tackle the multifaceted threat of the climate crisis. With the turning of a new decade having already seen several disaster scenarios come to life, from bush fires across Australia, flash flooding in Jakarta, to volcanic eruptions in Manila, irregular occurrences of extreme weather are losing their exceptional character. Regions in which climate change has been particu- larly devastating have also experienced mass http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environment and Urbanization Asia SAGE

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Environment and Urbanization AsiA 11(1) 7–9, 2020 © 2020 National institute of Urban Affairs (NiUA) Reprints and permissions: in.sagepub.com/journals-permissions-india DOi: 10.1177/0975425320909921 journals.sagepub.com/home/eua Exhibiting some of the highest rates of urbanization globally, the Asian continent today is undergoing rapid transformations. Not only are its megacities swelling in size and density, in many places cities and towns are also merging, urban sprawl expanding and new configurations of human settlements appearing at a pace that often outpaces policy. Urbanization, as predicted in the 2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, is where both the opportunities and challenges of the future lie. As the epicentre of this global demographic transition, how far Asian countries are able to harness their potential for sustainable eco- nomic growth today depends, among other factors, on how effectively they can mobilize national and regional planning efforts to tackle the multifaceted threat of the climate crisis. With the turning of a new decade having already seen several disaster scenarios come to life, from bush fires across Australia, flash flooding in Jakarta, to volcanic eruptions in Manila, irregular occurrences of extreme weather are losing their exceptional character. Regions in which climate change has been particu- larly devastating have also experienced mass

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Published: Mar 1, 2020

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