Urbanisation is changing food systems globally, and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa and
South Asia. This transformation can affect rural livelihoods in multiple ways. Evidence on …

Big Data is an emerging paradigm and has currently become a strong attractor of global
interest, specially within the transportation industry. The combination of disruptive …

Carbon offsets from voluntary avoided-deforestation projects are generated on the basis of
performance in relation to ex ante deforestation baselines. We examined the effects of 26 …

Land use is central to addressing sustainability issues, including biodiversity conservation,
climate change, food security, poverty alleviation, and sustainable energy. In this paper, we …

Access to healthcare is a requirement for human well-being that is constrained, in part, by
the allocation of healthcare resources relative to the geographically dispersed human …

There is a contradiction at the heart of our current understanding of individual and collective
mobility patterns. On the one hand, a highly influential body of literature on human mobility …

Despite the looming land scarcity for agriculture, cropland abandonment is widespread
globally. Abandoned cropland can be reused to support food security and climate change …

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) projects aim to
contribute to climate change mitigation by protecting and enhancing carbon stocks in …

Urbanization can challenge sustainable development if it produces unequal outcomes.
Infrastructure is an important urbanization dimension, providing services to support diverse …

Mangrove forests store high amounts of carbon, protect communities from storms, and
support fisheries. Mangroves exist in complex social-ecological systems, hence identifying …