Urban nature is critical to addressing sustainability challenges. Three concepts capture the
core of this field: Urban Ecosystem Services (UES, benefits humans derived from urban …

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and we, as machine
learning (ML) experts, may wonder how we can help. Here we describe how ML can be a …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

There is a scientific consensus on the need for spatially detailed information on urban
landscapes at a global scale. These data can support a range of environmental services …

Urban heat islands (UHIs) exacerbate the risk of heat-related mortality associated with
global climate change. The intensity of UHIs varies with population size and mean annual …

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 …

We provide a brief review of human mobility science and present three key areas where we
expect to see substantial advancements. We start from the mind and discuss the need to …

Since their introduction in 2012, Local Climate Zones (LCZs) emerged as a new standard for
characterizing urban landscapes, providing a holistic classification approach that takes into …

Nature-based solutions offer an exciting prospect for resilience building and advancing
urban planning to address complex urban challenges simultaneously. In this article, we …

Urbanization can lead to changes in urban morphology that alter the urban thermal
environment and energy demand. Improving urban ventilation can alleviate the urban heat …