Abstract Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in
2015 as a framework comprising 231 indicators to assess the level of sustainable …

This paper examines how the economies of old industrial cities in Northeast China respond
to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The notion of resistance in regional economic …

The continuous deterioration of global climate is escalating the disaster risk for cities in the
Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration, and studying urban resilience is crucial for …

Based on a review of COVID-19 research from an environmental health perspective, this
study theorizes the interdependence of the society, environment and health, and presents …

Based on the panel data of 280 prefecture-level cities in China from 2004 to 2019, this paper
provides an empirical investigation of the mechanism and the impact of high-speed rails …

Resource-based cities (RBCs) are cities that have emerged from the utilization of natural
resources and are dominated by resource-based industries. Industry is the leading …

Urban resilience assesses a city's ability to withstand unknown risks. Scholars are not
comprehensive in assessing urban resilience, and they lack consideration of population …

Coal is an important global energy resource. However, the negative impacts of mining are
important factors restricting the sustainable development of mining areas. Under the …

The severity of the 2007–2008 economic crisis and the spatial heterogeneity of its impact
have accelerated the study of regional economic resilience. The economic crisis has …

Accelerating challenges to cities and communities have triggered a growing interest in the
assessment of resilience and sustainability of future developments. For this purpose, many …