We have entered the urban century and addressing a broad suite of sustainability
challenges in urban areas is increasingly key for our chances to transform the entire planet …

Urbanization is a global phenomenon with strong sustainability implications across multiple
scales. We argue that much of the associated challenges, and opportunities, are found in the …

Land use is central to addressing sustainability issues, including biodiversity conservation,
climate change, food security, poverty alleviation, and sustainable energy. In this paper, we …

The provision of ecosystem services is a prominent rationale for urban greening, and there
is a prevailing mantra that 'trees are good'. However, understanding how urban trees …

Remote sensing has evolved to become a key tool for various fields of environmental
analysis, thus actively informing policy across areas and domains. To evaluate the degree to …

We are approaching a reckoning point in 2020 for global targets that better articulate the
interconnections between biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable development …

An in-depth look at the history of the environment. Is it possible for the economy to grow
without the environment being destroyed? Will our lifestyles impoverish the planet for our …

Cities are formalising collaborations across borders at an unprecedented rate:'city networks'
now form a wide ecosystem of global partnerships between local authorities that is often …

Urban green infrastructure (UGI) is a promising concept when developing multifunctional
green space systems to address major challenges of urbanization such as increasing social …

The narrative of 'urban transformations' epitomises the hope that cities provide rich
opportunities for contributing to local and global sustainability and resilience. Urban …