The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …

Urban resilience as a transformative approach has become a central paradigm to define
urban policy for making cities resilient. This implementation has multifaceted implications …

Remote sensing has transformed the monitoring of life on Earth by revealing spatial and
temporal dimensions of biological diversity through structural, compositional and functional …

Most of the theories that have dominated supply chain management (SCM) take a
reductionist and static view on the supply chain and its management, promoting a global …

Considering the rapid urbanization trends in many parts of the world and the increasing
consequences of climate change, more and more cities are at risk of natural disasters and …

Abstract Traversing the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, the Sichuan–Tibet Railway is by far the
most difficult railway project in the world. The Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau features the most …

Social capital is considered important for resilience across social levels, including
communities, yet insights are scattered across disciplines. This meta-synthesis of 187 …

The imperatives of environmental sustainability, poverty alleviation and social justice
(partially codified in the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs) call for ambitious societal …

The need for faster and deeper transitions toward more sustainable development pathways
is now widely recognized. How to meet that need has been at the center of a growing body …

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 …