This book presents 101 inequalities categorized across three tiers, each illustrating how disparities manifest and persist. The first tier focuses on contextual factors, exploring inequalities in economic, political, and societal dimensions. The second tier examines baselines, analyzing inequalities related to timing/season (e.g., inequality of opportunity and natural environment), space/location (e.g., geographical location and external environment), and human condition (e.g., age, gender, and ethnicity). The third tier investigates the tangibles-materials and resources, assessed through four key categories: availability, awareness, accessibility, and utility. By examining these through global case studies, authors not only validate the systemic and non-systemic inequalities of our contemporary society but also propose pathways toward truly just, inclusive, and people-centric sustainable development.

Authors hope this book sparks transformative thinking and action against the entrenched inequalities shaping our world. While authors may have drifted away from the vision of just and inclusive societies, the authors must find their way back-toward a future where equity is not a privilege, but a fundamental right. More than just an academic discourse, this book is a call to action, particularly for the next generation-those who seek to dismantle systemic inequalities and build sustainable futures for the many, rather than just the privileged few or the bliss of the affluent minority.

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Prof. Ali Cheshmehzangi is Professor and Head of the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning (ADP) at the University of Queensland. He has been the world's top 2% field leader since 2021, recognized by Stanford University. He is among the top 20 global scholars in the urban sustainability research area. Ali is internationally known for his scholarly contribution and extended work on climate resilience and sustainable urbanism research, mainly as editor-in-chief of Springer's "Urban Sustainability" book series. Ali has collaborated and worked with major international and national organizations and leading industry partners such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UN-Habitat, ICLEI, Arup, Siemens, Regional Planning Association (in New York), London Development Agency, Catapult UK, The Guangzhou Award for Urban Innovation, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China Academy of Building Research (CABR), Building Research Establishment (BRE), etc. To date, Ali has published over 500 journal papers, articles, conference papers, book chapters, and reports. He also has 43 other academic books, mainly focused on sustainable urban development, urbanism, and sustainability transitions. Some of his books have received national, provincial, and municipal awards. He has received international awards and recognition for his urban resilience and sustainability research and the 2018 vice-chancellor's award for his impactful contribution to higher education. He is the author of the newly-developed concept of "Advanced City".

Dr. Tong Zou is a PostDoc research associate at the School of Ecology, Environment and Resources at Guangdong University of Technology, China. She has recently completed her PhD studies. For more than a year, she was a visiting PhD scholar at the University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy. She also holds a B.Sc. with Honors in Integrated Science, a minor in Statistics, and a minor in Technology, Society, and Environmental Studies from Carleton University, Canada. In response to the global water crisis, she developed a model prototype of the proposed integrated radiative air well by applying the bio-mimicry features of the Namibian beetle (Stenocara gracilipes) for her Honors thesis. Tong graduated from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) with an M.Sc. in Environmental Management. During her postgraduate studies, she worked on the project "Urban Metabolism and Urban Metabolism-Urban Sustainability-Smart Cities Nexus". During her gap year, Tong Zou worked as a research intern at the Centre of Air Pollution Energy and Health Research (CAR), Australia; a project assistant at the International Cooperation Centre of Ecology and Environment of Sichuan Province, China; and an ecology and environment technological assistant at the Sichuan Investment Evaluation and Performance Appraisal Centre of Ecology and Environment, China. Currently, Tong is working on a research project, "A framework for enhancing urban food system sustainability in smart, resilient cities in China".