Climate change poses significant challenges to coastal cities. Local governments around
the world are using various strategies to address sea level rise and coastal flooding. Most of …

Waste management is particularly challenging for Small Island Develo** States (SIDS)
due to their high per-capita infrastructure costs, remoteness, narrow resource bases and …

Despite the increasing risks associated with climate-related hazards, urban development in
many coastal cities continues to take place on low-lying, high-risk land. Resilience is a key …

Urbanisation, population growth and climate change, among other challenges, have put
pressure on urban infrastructure systems, prompting a shift from large-scale centralised …

Energy transitions are complex transformation processes, which involve different actors and
unfold in a deeply uncertain future. These features make the long-term planning of energy …

In recent years, the concept of sustainable infrastructure has become a key concern for
infrastructure development. However, there has been little comprehensive research on the …

Strategic spatial planning has been suggested as a means for environmental sustainability.
However, there are significant challenges with operationalising and integrating policy-driven …

Abstract The Mekong Delta faces significant challenges in supplying Vietnam and its export
market countries with agricultural commodities, while ensuring livelihoods and providing …

Neighbourhoods are a fundamental urban design unit and the focus of many sustainable
design frameworks. Although these frameworks were fundamental to mainstream …

Sustainable development is a long-term endeavour involving deep uncertainty and requiring
transformative change at multiple scales. To navigate such a grand challenge, new …