Car dependence and neighborhood affordability
Deborah Salon, Arizona State University, USA
Keywords: automobile dependence, housing cost, location efficiency, neighborhood affordability, urban form, vehicle miles traveled
(Published January 5, 2016)
Structure and agency: The seeds of sustainability for 21st century cities
Andrew Rudd, UN Habitat, USA
Keywords: agency, SDGs, sustainability, urban structure, urbanization
(Published January 12, 2016)
An examination of China’s New Urbanization Strategy
Jun Yang, Tsinghua University, China
Keywords: affordable housing, China, environment, health, migration, social problems, urban SDG
(Published January 19, 2016)
The lucky country? Social space and community gardens in Australian cities
Alec Thornton, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Keywords: Australia, community gardens, justice, social theory, urban agriculture
(Published January 26, 2016)
Setting priorities in a new era for climate adaptation
Meghan Doherty, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN), USA
Keywords: assessment, cities, climate change adaptation, hazards, indicators, vulnerability
(Published February 2, 2016)
Challenges in assessing and measuring urban resilience
Susie Moloney, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Australia
Marta Olazabal, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain
Lilia Yumagulova, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Lorenzo Chelleri, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy
Keywords: assessment, Global Carbon Project, socio-ecological systems, toolkits, urban resilience
(Published February 23, 2016)
We need a global collection of local scenarios
Jenny Seifert & Stephen Carpenter, University of Wisconsin, USA
Keywords: biodiversity, ecosystem services, futures, resilience, scenarios, Yahara 2070
(Published March 1, 2016)
Buea, Cameroon and the planning challenges of peri-urban settlements
Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, Catholic University of Cameroon, Cameroon
Solange Akhere Gwan, University of Olso, Norway
Elinge Lyonga Emmanuel, Buea City Council, Cameroon
Keywords: Buea, Cameroon, peri-urban, urban development, urbanization
(Published March 8, 2016)
Transforming desert playgrounds into urban oases
Jennifer Vanos, Texas Tech University, USA
Robert Brown, University of Guelph, Canada
Keywords: bioclimatic design, desert, greenspace, playground, shade, urban climate
(Published March 22, 2016)
Rapid urban growth in mountainous regions: The case of Nainital, India
Prakash C. Tiwari, Kumaon University, India
Bhagwati Joshi, Government Post Graduate College, India
Keywords: climate change, Himalya, India, mountainous regions, Nainital, urbanization
(Published March 29, 2016)
The informal as the “city” in urban Africa: Experience from Kampala
Shuaib Lwasa, Makerere University, Uganda
Keywords:housing, informal cities, informal economy, Kampala, Uganda, urban development, urban ecosystems
(Published April 5, 2016)
Nature-based solutions for cities: A new tool for sustainable urban land development?
Dagmar Haase, Humboldt University, Germany
Keywords: biodiversity, climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, urban ecology, urban ecosystem services
(Published May 17, 2016)
The 2011 Thai floods: An urban political ecology analysis
Danny Marks, University of Sydney, Australia
Keywords:Bangkok, disaster governance, floods, political ecology, social vulnerability, Thailand, urbanization
(Published May 24, 2016)
The science and practice of urban planning in slums
Jose Lobo, Arizona State University, USA
Keywords: urbanization, data, urban planning, informal cities, slums, community planning
(Published May 31, 2016)
Cultures of nature: What does it mean to be native in the city?
Erle C. Ellis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
Keywords: Anthropocene, biodiversity, conservation, native species, urban ecology
(Published June 7, 2016)
Cities, data, and greenhouse gas emissions
Stephanie Pincetl & Erik Porse, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Keywords: buildings, California, data, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, Los Angeles, utilities
(Published June 21, 2016)
Towards transformative and climate-compatible urban development pathways
Chantal Pacteau, Paris Research Consortium Climate-Environment-Society, France
Keywords: cities, climate change, lifestyles, socio-ecological systems, stakeholders, temporalities
(Published July 12, 2016)
Non-communicable diseases in urban India: Challenges for public health
Mareike Kroll & Frauke Kraas, University of Cologne, Germany
Keywords: disease surveillance, health disparities, India, non-communicable diseases, public health, urban health
(Published July 19, 2016)
Planning for climate justice in American cities
Chingwen Cheng, Arizona State University, USA
Keywords: climate change adaptation, climate justice, flooding, green infrastructure, hazards, social vulnerability
(Published August 16, 2016)
Transdisciplinary research in urban Africa: A coat of many blended colors
Buyana Kareem, Uganda Management Institute, Uganda
Keywords: Africa, coastal vulnerability, Durban, informal settlements, Stellenbosch, transdisciplinary research
(Published August 23, 2016)
A social-ecological systems approach to dengue-chikungunya-zika in urban coastal Ecuador
Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA
Keywords: chikungunya, coastal cities, dengue fever, disease surveillance, Ecuador, public health, socio-ecological systems urban health, zika
(Published September 13, 2016)
A role for novel ecosystems in the Anthropocene?
Marcus Collier, University College Dublin, Ireland
Keywords: Anthropocene, novel ecosystems
(Published September 20, 2016)
The urban resilience fallacy: Gaps between theory and practice
Lorenzo Chelleri, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy
Keywords: theory, urban resilience, urban systems
(Published October 11, 2016)
Intermediary organizations and participatory river governance in Taiwan
Sue-Ching Jou
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Keywords: integrated watershed management, intermediary organizations, river governance, Taiwan
(Published November 22, 2016)
What does it mean for a city to be resilient?
Sara Meerow & Joshua P. Newell
University of Michigan, USA
Keywords: definitions, urban resilience
(Published: December 20, 2016)