Highlights•The relational nature of valuation and the specific content of valuation are
distinguished.•As contents of valuation, instrumental and relational values are different with …

The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how
to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced …

In the face of major shifts in temperature and precipitation, some conventional strategies that
help people to cope or incrementally adapt to climate change may become inappropriate in …

Adaptation pathways have experienced growing popularity as a decision-focussed
approach in climate adaptation research and planning. Despite the increasing and …

This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

Global sustainability targets demand transformative changes. Nature-based solutions (NbS)
are gaining traction in science and policy, but their potential for transformative change …

Regional and global assessments periodically update what we know, and highlight what
remains to be known, about the linkages between people and nature that both define and …

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is seeking to
prepare for losses arising from climate change. This is an emerging issue that challenges …

Rapid urbanisation generates risks and opportunities for sustainable development. Urban
policy and decision makers are challenged by the complexity of cities as social–ecological …

The burgeoning literature on sustainability transformation agrees that values play a key,
albeit unelucidated, role on the transformation research agenda. Recent literature linking …