Nature-based solutions (NBS) have great potential for achieving urban sustainability. While
several reviews have comprehensively examined NBS, few have focused on its role in …

The literature on sustainability transitions departs from the idea that social and
environmental problems call for transformative change but employs socio-technical …

In an increasingly urbanized world, the concepts of ecosystem services and nature-based
solutions can help tackle grand challenges. However, ambiguity in their definitions and in …

Highlights•Systems approach can guide smart cities to reconnect with urban sustainability.•A
smart initiative is smarter if it connects across all SET subsystems.•Social processes benefit …

Understanding residents' perceptions of green-blue infrastructure (GBI) is critical to ensure
continued access to its associated benefits in growing and densifying urban landscapes …

Although potential urban green space accessibility is being discussed widely, specific
barriers that affect accessibility are often under-estimated. They do not equate to limited or …

Social-ecological interactions have been shown to generate interrelated and reoccurring
sets of ecosystem services, also known as ecosystem service bundles. Given the potential …

This paper reviews how the functional and structural scope of technological innovation
systems (TIS) are understood in the literature. We find that it is often unclear if the system …

. Urban green and blue space interventions may bring about unintended consequences,
involving trade-offs between the different land uses, and indeed, between the needs of …

Performance-based green area indicators are increasingly used as policy instruments to
promote nature-based solutions in urban property development. We explore the differences …