World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009978-0-8213-7849-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/4372The 2009 edition of the little green data book includes a focus section, four introductory pages that focus on a specific issue related to development and the environment. This year the focus is on urban areas and the environment, exploring how cities and climate change are affecting the way we live and how good public policies can improve prospects for future generations. Urbanization and economic growth move in tandem. As emerging market economies develop, they increase their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions of developed and developing country economies together increase the vulnerability of cities to climate change. Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts because they concentrate people, infrastructure, and economic activity. But good public policies can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants while minimizing the impacts from climate change.CC BY 3.0 IGOAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYAIR QUALITY STANDARDSARABLE LANDBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY ENERGYBIOMASSCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSCENSUSESCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECO2COALCOAL OILCOASTAL ZONESDEFORESTATIONDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIESELECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHELECTRICITYEMISSION LEVELSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS GROWTHENERGY DEMANDENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURESENERGY EMISSIONSENERGY MIXENERGY USEFOOD PRODUCTIONFORESTFOREST AREAFORESTSFOSSILFOSSIL FUELFUEL CONSUMPTIONFUTURE GENERATIONSGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESGREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONSGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHYDROPOWERIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCYIPCCLIVE BIRTHSMARKET ECONOMIESMEMBER STATESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMORTALITYMORTALITY RATENATIONAL ACCOUNTINGNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATURAL GASOIL EQUIVALENTPARTICULATEPARTICULATE EMISSIONPARTICULATE MATTERPHPM10POLLUTANTSPOPULATION DENSITYPOWER CONSUMPTIONPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONRENEWABLE SOURCESRURAL AREASRURAL POPULATIONSANITATIONSEA LEVELSEA LEVEL RISESOLID WASTESOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSPECIESTOTAL ENERGY DEMANDTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORTATIONURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POPULATION GROWTHURBAN POPULATIONSURBANIZATIONUSE PER CAPITAVULNERABILITYWASTEWORLD POPULATIONWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7849-6