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Accelerating circularity systemically: three directions for impactful research 系统地加速循环：有影响力研究的三个方向

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-10-19 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00183-8

Angela Greco, Brian van Laar, Hilde Remøy, Vincent Gruis

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Cross-scale consumption-based simulation models can promote sustainable metropolitan food systems 基于消费的跨尺度模拟模型可促进可持续大都市食品系统的发展

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00184-7

Francesca Rubiconto, Sol Maria Halleck Vega, Eveline S. van Leeuwen

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Multi-sectoral efforts are required for decarbonising the building sector: a case in Hong Kong 建筑行业去碳化需要多部门的努力：香港的一个案例

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00180-x

Yihan Wang, Wei Pan

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Characterizing the polycentricity in waste governance: a comparative study on Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong 垃圾治理的多中心特征：对上海、东京和香港的比较研究

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00179-4

Xinyu Hao, Liang Dong, Xuepeng Qian, Steuer Benjamin, Hongzhou Wang, Peixiu Chen, Xiaofei Wang, Wenting Ma, Jiaying Li, Xin Tong, Xiaoling Zhang

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Optimizing green and gray infrastructure planning for sustainable urban development 优化绿色和灰色基础设施规划，促进可持续城市发展

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-08-04 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00178-5

Janneke van Oorschot, Mike Slootweg, Roy P. Remme, Benjamin Sprecher, Ester van der Voet

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Evidence of COVID-19 pandemic influence on well-being produced by urban gardening: a before-after study 城市园艺对 COVID-19 大流行病影响福祉的证据：一项前后研究

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00174-9

Laura S. Tuominen, Heikki Helanterä, Patrik Karell, Lauri Rapeli, Timo Vuorisalo, Jon E. Brommer

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Carbon emissions from urban takeaway delivery in China 中国城市外卖配送的碳排放量

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-31 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00175-8

Yiqiang Zhong, Shenghui Cui, Xuemei Bai, Wei Shang, Wei Huang, Lingxuan Liu, Shouyang Wang, Rongxuan Zhu, Yuanxiao Zhai, Yin Zhang

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Unveiling the dynamics of urbanization and ecosystem services: insights from the Su-Xi-Chang Region, China 揭示城市化和生态系统服务的动态：中国苏锡常地区的启示

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00177-6

Yue Wang, Qi Fu, Jie Guo, Tinghui Wang, Jinhua Chen

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Publisher Correction: Towards a public policy of cities and human settlements in the 21st century 出版商更正：制定 21 世纪城市和人类住区公共政策

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00173-w

Felix Creutzig, Sophia Becker, Peter Berrill, Constanze Bongs, Alexandra Bussler, Ben Cave, Sara M. Constantino, Marcus Grant, Niko Heeren, Eva Heinen, Marie Josefine Hintz, Timothee Ingen-Housz, Eric Johnson, Nina Kolleck, Charlotte Liotta, Sylvia Lorek, Giulio Mattioli, Leila Niamir, Timon McPhearson, Nikola Milojevic-Dupont, Florian Nachtigall, Kai Nagel, Henriette Närger, Minal Pathak, Paola Perrin de Brichambaut, Diana Reckien, Lucia A. Reisch, Aromar Revi, Fabian Schuppert, Andrew Sudmant, Felix Wagner, Janina Walkenhorst, Elke Weber, Michael Wilmes, Charlie Wilson, Aicha Zekar

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Addressing the sustainable urbanism paradox: tipping points for the operational reconciliation of dense and green morphologies 解决可持续城市化悖论：密集形态与绿色形态的业务协调临界点

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npj urban sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00176-7

T. Boutreux, M. Bourgeois, A. Bellec, F. Commeaux, B. Kaufmann

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