Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing

Z Zhu, Y Zhou, KC Seto, EC Stokes, C Deng… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Scientific contributions from remote sensing over the last fifty years have significantly
advanced our understanding of urban areas. Key contributions of urban remote sensing …

A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services

T McPhearson, EM Cook, M Berbés-Blázquez… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
As rates of urbanization and climatic change soar, decision-makers are increasingly
challenged to provide innovative solutions that simultaneously address climate change …

The relational shift in urban ecology: From place and structures to multiple modes of coproduction for positive urban futures

STA Pickett, AMT Simone, P Anderson, A Sharifi… - Ambio, 2024 - Springer
This perspective emerged from ongoing dialogue among ecologists initiated by a virtual
workshop in 2021. A transdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners conclude that …

From urban ecology to urban enquiry: How to build cumulative and context-sensitive understandings

E Andersson, T McPhearson, STA Pickett - Ambio, 2024 - Springer
This paper positions urban ecology as increasingly conversant with multiple perspectives
and methods for understanding the functions and qualities of diverse cities and urban …

Transition pathways to sustainability in greater than 2 C climate futures of Europe

N Frantzeskaki, K Hölscher, IP Holman… - Regional Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
The complex challenges arising from climate change that exceeds the+ 2° C target (termed
'high-end climate change') in Europe require new integrative responses to support …

The development, application, and refinement of a Regenerative Development Evaluation Tool and indicators

LV Gibbons, G Pearthree, SA Cloutier, MM Ehlenz - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Ecological indicators are foundational for holistic guidance toward thriving living systems,
yet existing indicators are incomplete, fragmented, and do not fully integrate living systems …

Shifting forward: Urban ecology in perspective

STA Pickett, N Frantzeskaki, E Andersson, AS Barau… - Ambio, 2024 - Springer
The world has become urban; cities increasingly shape our worldviews, relation to other
species, and the large-scale, long-term decisions we make. Cities are nature, but they need …

Expanding current definitions of environmental stewardship through organizational mission statement analysis

AS Thomas, M Romolini - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, environmental stewardship has been emphasized as one solution to social-
ecological sustainability concerns, especially at the local scale. The Stewardship Mapping …

Dynamics of ecological stability of small towns in Kyiv region

VY Yukhnovskyi, OV Zibtseva - Journal of Geology, Geography and …, 2018 - cyberleninka.ru
The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive assessment and comparative
analysis of the ecological balance of territories of the three key small towns in Kyiv region …

Mitigation and Adaptation for Climate Change: The Role of BioCities and Nature-Based Solutions

S Fares, T Georgiadis, A Sæbø, B Somers… - … Urban Spaces Inspired …, 2023 - Springer
In this chapter, we analyse the current state of the art on how green infrastructures mitigate
and adapt to climate changes and pollution, how they may improve urban air quality …