In the complex context of urbanization and climate change, how to improve the resilience of
cities to deal with various uncertain and unpredictable threats is a new topic with both …

The concept of adaptive capacity has received significant attention within social-ecological
and environmental change research. Within both the resilience and vulnerability literatures …

In the face of increasingly severe flood disasters, urban resilience is a new path for future
urban development. Based on a review of relevant literature on urban resilience, we …

To date immunity to disruptions of multi-scale urban road networks (URNs) has not been
effectively quantified. This study uses robustness as a meaningful-if partial-representation of …

Epidemic outbreaks pose significant risks to sustainable urban development, underscoring
the critical need to bolster the resilience of old communities, key to urban epidemic …

Northeast China is generally experiencing a shrinkage phenomenon similar to that in other
old industrial regions worldwide. Large-scale growth-oriented regeneration programs by the …

Although disaster risk management is becoming increasingly important in development
cooperation, there is still a lack of robust evidence regarding its effectiveness. Few studies …

Water, energy, and food systems are highly interconnected, where disruptions in one system
have direct or indirect impacts on others. Little has been studied regarding the nexus …

Community garden is an important mean of promoting urban and society sustainable
development due to its comprehensive values. But there is little research as to community …

Environmental variability poses a major risk to rural communities and farmers, particularly in
dryland regions. Effective adaptive strategies must be implemented to promote the …