num_pages: 72
description: This reportthe precursor to Planet of Citiesprovides policy makers and planners with a conceptual framework for understanding urban expansion and provides research-based suggestions for how to prepare for the sustainable growth of cities in the coming decades. The data images metrics and methodology from Making Room for a Planet of Cities are available in an accompanying subcenter the Atlas of Urban Expansion. 
language: English
title: Making Room for a Planet of Cities
publisher: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy