Marcus Collier University College Dublin, Ireland We have just had confirmation that we are living in a new geological era, the Anthropocene. However, it has long been… Read more “A role for novel ecosystems in the Anthropocene?”
A social-ecological systems approach to dengue-chikungunya-zika in urban coastal Ecuador
Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are facing an unprecedented crisis of co-occurring epidemics of dengue fever, chikungunya and… Read more “A social-ecological systems approach to dengue-chikungunya-zika in urban coastal Ecuador”
Transdisciplinary research in urban Africa: A coat of many blended colors
Buyana Kareem Uganda Management Institute, Uganda If the minds of different actors are gathered in a conducive space and engaged in knowledge exchange beyond the limits of… Read more “Transdisciplinary research in urban Africa: A coat of many blended colors”
Planning for climate justice in American cities
Chingwen Cheng Arizona State University, USA In recent years, climate justice has been intensively discussed in a global context (e.g., United Nations Climate Change Conferences) and in… Read more “Planning for climate justice in American cities”
Non-communicable diseases in urban India: Challenges for public health
Mareike Kroll & Frauke Kraas University of Cologne, Germany Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, pose an increasing public health challenge in urban India,… Read more “Non-communicable diseases in urban India: Challenges for public health”
Towards transformative and climate-compatible urban development pathways
Chantal Pacteau Paris Research Consortium Climate-Environment-Society, France We, cities and regions’ leaders from the five continents, gathered at the City Hall of Paris on Friday, December the… Read more “Towards transformative and climate-compatible urban development pathways”