As urban systems continue to grow worldwide, urban peripheries increase in number and
typologies, which makes their planning a challenge for sustainable development. The aim of …

During the 50 years since the concept of urban metabolism was proposed, this field of
research has evolved slowly. On the basis of an analogy with an organism's metabolism, the …

It is urgent and important to explore the regional differences and dynamic evolution of urban
land green use efficiency (ULGUE) in the context of green development. The SBM …

The dynamics of societal material stocks such as buildings and infrastructures and their
spatial patterns drive surging resource use and emissions. Two main types of data are …

Built structures increasingly dominate the Earth's landscapes; their surging mass is currently
overtaking global biomass. We here assess built structures in the conterminous US by …

The spatial structure of cities, ie their composition, shape and degree of fragmentation or
compactness, is a physical expression reflecting development efficiency. Identifying the …

Cities are dissipative structures. As such, cities generate heat, a phenomenon known as
urban heat island (UHI). Even though the UHI is one of the most relevant effects of …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

The concept of urban metabolism has often been used to model and analyze urban regions
to provide insights on their environmental sustainability. However, no consensus exists on …

Societies use material and energy resources to build up, maintain and utilize long-lasting
structures such as buildings, infrastructures or machinery, ie entertain a 'social metabolism' …