Author(s)

Eva Winter

Affiliation(s)

Urban Studies Programme, Simon Fraser University, 3rd Floor, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Corresponding Author

Eva Winter

ABSTRACT

Transforming the current over-consumption cities into "waste-free cities" is a progressive urban development strategy. In view of the theoretical gap of "waste-free cities" in my country, this article systematically combed the relevant foreign literature and elaborated on the urban waste The seriousness of the threat, and summarized the opportunities and challenges currently faced by my country in building a "waste-free city".

KEYWORDS

Waste-free city; Waste problem; Opportunities and challenges

CITE THIS PAPER

Eva Winter. Opportunities and challenges in the pursuit of sustainable urban development. World Journal of Management Science. 2024, 2(2): 19-22. DOI: 10.61784/wmsv2n263.

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