@article{CreutzigBeckerBerrilletal.2024, author = {Creutzig, Felix and Becker, Sophia and Berrill, Peter and Bongs, Constanze and Bussler, Alexandra and Cave, Ben and Constantino, Sara M. and Grant, Marcus and Heeren, Niko and Heinen, Eva and Hintz, Marie Josefine and Ingen-Housz, Timothee and Johnson, Eric and Kolleck, Nina and Liotta, Charlotte and Lorek, Sylvia and Mattioli, Giulio and Niamir, Leila and McPhearson, Timon and Milojevic-Dupont, Nikola and Nachtigall, Florian and Nagel, Kai and N{\"a}rger, Henriette and Pathak, Minal and Perrin de Brichambaut, Paola and Reckien, Diana and Reisch, Lucia A. and Revi, Aromar and Schuppert, Fabian and Sudmant, Andrew and Wagner, Felix and Walkenhorst, Janina and Weber, Elke and Wilmes, Michael and Wilson, Charlie and Zekar, Aicha}, title = {Towards a public policy of cities and human settlements in the 21st century}, series = {npj urban sustainability}, volume = {4}, journal = {npj urban sustainability}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {London}, issn = {2661-8001}, doi = {10.1038/s42949-024-00168-7}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Cities and other human settlements are major contributors to climate change and are highly vulnerable to its impacts. They are also uniquely positioned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lead adaptation efforts. These compound challenges and opportunities require a comprehensive perspective on the public policy of human settlements. Drawing on core literature that has driven debate around cities and climate over recent decades, we put forward a set of boundary objects that can be applied to connect the knowledge of epistemic communities and support an integrated urbanism. We then use these boundary objects to develop the Goals-Intervention-Stakeholder-Enablers (GISE) framework for a public policy of human settlements that is both place-specific and provides insights and tools useful for climate action in cities and other human settlements worldwide. Using examples from Berlin, we apply this framework to show that climate mitigation and adaptation, public health, and well-being goals are closely linked and mutually supportive when a comprehensive approach to urban public policy is applied.}, language = {en} }