The persistence of ancient settlements and urban sustainability. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 We propose a dedicated research effort on the determinants of settlement persistence in the ancient world, with the potential to significantly advance the scientific understanding of urban sustainability today.
Smith ME +7 more
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Urban sustainability science: prospects for innovations through a system's perspective, relational and transformations' approaches : This article belongs to Ambio's 50th Anniversary Collection. Theme: Urbanization. [PDF]
Ambio, 2021 Frantzeskaki N, McPhearson T, Kabisch N.
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Cities of the Anthropocene: urban sustainability in an eco-evolutionary perspective. [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2023 Cities across the globe are driving systemic change in social and ecological systems by accelerating the rates of interactions and intensifying the links between human activities and Earth's ecosystems, thereby expanding the scale and influence of human ...
Alberti M.
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Urban Resilience for Urban Sustainability: Concepts, Dimensions, and Perspectives
Sustainability, 2022 Urbanization is a continuous process for a city’s economic development. Though rapid urbanization provides a huge employment opportunity for people, urban threats also increase proportionately due to natural and man-made hazards.
Xunhaoyue Zeng +4 more
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Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, understanding its impacts on cities has received much attention in science and policy circles. This paper systematically reviews the literature on the interface of the pandemic and urban sustainability.
Jhon Ricardo Escorcia Hernández +3 more
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Sustainable Urban Development: A Review of Urban Sustainability Indicator Frameworks
Sustainability, 2021 The issue of urban sustainability is currently exceptionally up to date, and the sustainable development of cities has become an important topic on the political level.
Denis Michalina +3 more
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Urban sustainability implementation and indicators in the United States: A systematic review
City and Environment Interactions, 2023 Urban sustainability is the goal of many cities in the world, yet very few have achieved a level of sustainability that goes beyond the most basic environmental objectives.
Arun Pallathadka +2 more
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Sustainability, 2021 Social, environmental, and economic problems related to urban living have surpassed the agenda of policy and decision-makers as well as general public opinion in recent decades.
H. Topal, D. Hunt, C. Rogers
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The Role of Cultural Heritage in Promoting Urban Sustainability: A Brief Review
Land, 2022 Cities are hubs of social and cultural activity, and culture is key to what makes cities creative, and sustainable. The Post-2015 Development Agenda has prioritized culture and how it may help people and communities create the future they desire.
S. Naheed, S. Shooshtarian
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Urban Sustainability Performance Measurement of a Small Brazilian City
Sustainability, 2021 The population increase in cities implies the need to balance environmental, social, and economic demands in such a way that growth is guided by sustainable development.
Fernanda Caroline Caldatto +3 more
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