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Jeremy Harris, retired Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, looks at the impact unsustainable urban development is having on our ocean environment, and discusses the challenges and path forward.

Saving our Oceans: An Urban Challenge - Mayor Jeremy Harris, ret.
     
  Presentation World Ocean Observer
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  Jeremy Harris
     

Professor Phillip O'Neill from the University of Western Sydney's Urban Research Centre discusses the impact of urban growth in cities like Sydney and the possible impact on sea level.

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  Prof. Phillip O'Neill
     

Don Hinrichsen, UN consultant and author, gives an overview of the impact of urbanization on oceans

 

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