Urban activities are an important driver of ecosystem services decline. Sustainable
urbanisation necessitates anticipating and mitigating these negative socio-ecological …

In recent years, an increasing number of researchers have focused their attention on the
absence of a comprehensive definition of 'sustainable cities'. The discussion has also …

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two pressing global environmental challenges that
are tightly coupled to urban processes. Cities emit greenhouse gases through the …

Following the example of national pledges and strategies to tackle climate change, cities are
mobilising themselves towards decarbonisation, playing a key role in the achievement of …

Significant climate finance gaps exist for small islands in transitioning to net zero, as climate
commitments far outweigh the government budget and international financing. To create …

Symbiotic consistency among several limited resources has become increasingly prominent.
Dependence on fossil fuels, combined with energy consumption–induced water scarcity and …

The growing evidence-base demonstrating that cities are responsible for accelerated natural-
resource erosion and the exacerbated impacts of atmospheric emissions on climate change …

Global demand for resources currently exceeds Earth's carrying capacity. Representing a
majority of global resource use, and associated environmental burdens, cities must address …

Material metabolism in a Chinese megacity, Shanghai, was investigated with an integrated
approach. Production-based raw material input, city-wide waste output and carbon …

WIth the introduction of “carbon peak and neutrality” targets, China's power industry is under
enormous pressure to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as it produces more than …