More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas. It is estimated that by 2030
there will be 41 megacities and most of them will be located in developing countries. The …

The task of adapting cities to the impacts of climate change is of great importance—urban
areas are hotspots of high risk given their concentrations of population and infrastructure; …

The concept of urban resilience has so far been related mainly to climate change adaptation
and disaster management perspectives. Here we aim to broaden the discussion by showing …

Understanding the drivers of energy and material flows of cities is important for addressing
global environmental challenges. Accessing, sharing, and managing energy and material …

Global trends in land-use changes, including urbanization and abandonment of rural areas,
have important repercussions for the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES). In this …

SAGE was founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune to support the dissemination of usable
knowledge by publishing innovative and high-quality research and teaching content. Today …

Mega cities, the largest category of urban agglomerations, attract considerable attention
because of their population size, economic, socio-cultural, environmental and political …

Four out of five European citizens life in urban areas, and urban form–like the density or
compactness of a city–influences daily life and is an important factor for both quality of life …

Jakarta, as the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, has long been known to be at risk from
flood hazard. It is increasingly recognized that community responses and adaptation …

Scientific evidence for global environmental change in Africa presents a prima facia case for
increased human migration and displacement. Closer scrutiny of the evidence on …