Exploring alternative futures in the Anthropocene

S Cork, C Alexandra, JG Alvarez-Romero… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Many challenges posed by the current Anthropocene epoch require fundamental
transformations to humanity's relationships with the rest of the planet. Achieving such …

Sustainability and resilience for transformation in the urban century

T Elmqvist, E Andersson, N Frantzeskaki… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
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 …

Nature-based solutions for urban climate change adaptation: linking science, policy, and practice communities for evidence-based decision-making

N Frantzeskaki, T McPhearson, MJ Collier… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Nature-based solutions offer an exciting prospect for resilience building and advancing
urban planning to address complex urban challenges simultaneously. In this article, we …

Radical changes are needed for transformations to a good Anthropocene

T McPhearson, C M. Raymond, N Gulsrud… - Npj urban …, 2021 - nature.com
The scale, pace, and intensity of human activity on the planet demands radical departures
from the status quo to remain within planetary boundaries and achieve sustainability. The …

[HTML][HTML] 2050—An Energetic Odyssey: Understanding 'Techniques of Futuring'in the transition towards renewable energy

MA Hajer, P Pelzer - Energy research & social science, 2018 - Elsevier
After the Paris agreement on climate change (2015) climate change politics is no longer
about raising awareness but about shaping the sustainability transition itself. It requires us to …

Using futures methods to create transformative spaces

LM Pereira, T Hichert, M Hamann, R Preiser, R Biggs - Ecology and Society, 2018 - JSTOR
The unique challenges posed by the Anthropocene require creative ways of engaging with
the future and bringing about transformative change. Envisioning positive futures is a first …

[HTML][HTML] Societal collapse: A literature review

D Brozović - Futures, 2023 - Elsevier
Because of concerns that ongoing climate change could lead to a possible collapse of
human civilization, the topic of societal (civilization) collapse has emerged as especially …

Urbanization in and for the Anthropocene

T Elmqvist, E Andersson, T McPhearson, X Bai… - Npj Urban …, 2021 - nature.com
Key insights on needs in urban regional governance-Global urbanization (the increasing
concentration in urban settlements of the increasing world population), is a driver and …

Circular cities: planning for circular development in European cities

J Williams - European Planning Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Circular development could produce more resource efficient, ecologically regenerative and
resilient cities. This development pathway offers many ecological, social and economic …

[HTML][HTML] Urbanization, migration, and the challenges of resilience thinking in urban planning: Insights from two contrasting planning systems in Germany and Iran

A Asadzadeh, T Kötter, A Fekete, M Moghadas… - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines transformative resilience as the common challenge for urban/regional
governance and planning systems in two contrasting contexts from the Global North …