The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures

Robert C. Brears is an international sectoral expert on water for the UN’s Green Climate Fund and the World Bank. He is the Editor in Chief of the Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies and the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures . He is the author of 11 books, including the Palgrave Macmillan titles The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Blue and Green Cities: The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources, Natural Resource Management and the Circular Economy, Developing the Circular Water Economy, Developing the Blue Economy, and Financing Nature-based Solutions . He is the founder of Our Future Water, which has knowledge partnerships with World Bank, World Meteorological Organization, and UNEP initiatives.