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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban compactness and Land Use Efficiency in Indochina Capitals: A multi-method spatial assessment (2017-2024). [PDF]

PLoS One
Nguyen TT.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Cities Under Pressure: Climate Risk, Oil Price Uncertainty, and Technological Innovation in GCC Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the dynamic interactions between climate risk, oil price uncertainty (OPU), and technological innovation in shaping Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to Sustainable Cities and Communities (SCC) across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries from 2005 to 2024. Using a panel Time‐Varying Interactive Fixed Effects (
Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, Alanoud Al‐Maadid, Kamal Si Mohammed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban-Rural Disparities in Geographic Healthcare Accessibility: A Comparative Study of Nigeria and Zambia. [PDF]

J Urban Health
Fang W, Zhang WB, Woods D, Chamberlain H, Dotse-Gborgbortsi W, Olowe ID, Schiavina M, Nosatiuk B, Priyatikanto R, Bondarenko M, Maes J, Dijkstra L, Tatem AJ, Sorichetta A.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Prediction to Prevention: An Explainable GeoAI Framework for Flood Susceptibility and Urban Exposure Assessment Using Machine and Deep Learning Models

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rapid urbanisation and intensifying rainfall have increased cities' vulnerability to flooding, posing major challenges to sustainable development. Although machine learning models have improved flood prediction accuracy, most remain limited by their black‐box nature and lack of actionable insights.
Abdulwaheed Tella, Izni Zahidi, Chow Ming Fai, Chukwuma Okolie, Quoc Bao Pham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macromycetes Under Pressure: Diversity and Species Composition Across an Urbanization Gradient in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley of Mexico. [PDF]

J Fungi (Basel)
Gómez-Hernández M, Gándara E, Dorantes-Marín E, Toledo-Garibaldi M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Urban Heat and Spatial Statistics, Toward Sustainable Cities and Society: A PRISMA‐Based Systematic Review and Empirical Assessment (2020–2025)

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past few decades, the intensification of global warming has brought increased attention to urban thermal dynamics, particularly regarding Land Surface Temperature (LST) and the Urban Surface Heat Island (SUHI) effect. This study conducts a systematic literature review alongside a bibliometric analysis of 123 peer‐reviewed articles ...
David Hidalgo‐García, Hamed Rezapouraghdam, Antonio Jesús Aguilar‐Aguilera, María Luísa de la Hoz‐Torres, Rubén López‐Cantero   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring global human accessibility to essential daily necessities and services. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Wu S, Chen B, An J, Nelson A, Dai F, Lin C, Gong P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Urbanization, Industrialization, and Energy Transition: An Empirical Analysis of Life Expectancy in a Developing Economy

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanization is a defining feature of contemporary development, shaping economic opportunities, social structures, and health outcomes. This study examines the influence of urbanization on life expectancy in Bangladesh, with particular attention to the role of the energy mix and industrialization.
Md. Hasanur Rahman, Syeda Sajia Afroz Rumpa, Fariha Akter Lucky, Pasquale Marcello Falcone   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Potential for Agroforestry in Pokhara, Nepal: An Investigation of the Decline of Agricultural Land Use Along a Rural-Urban Gradient and Land Suitability Analysis. [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
Subedi R, Gurung S, Adhikari AR, Paudel A, Poudel S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source