The environmental impact of cities Newman, P. (2006) The
environmental impact of cities. Environment and Urbanization, 18
(2). pp. 275-295. *Subscription may be required Cities are
growing inexorably, causing many to think that inevitably their
environmental impact will worsen. In this paper, three
approaches to understanding the environmental impact of cities
are analyzed, namely population impact, Ecological Footprint and
sustainability assessment. Although the population impact model
provides some perspective on local impact, and the Ecological
Footprint model on global impact, only the sustainability
assessment approach allows us to see the positive benefits of
urban growth and provides policy options that can help cities
reduce their local and global impact while improving their live-
ability and opportunity, which continue to drive their growth.
This approach is then applied in the city of Sydney.
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Affiliation:||Institute for Sustainability and Technology Poli