Urban infrastructure investment is needed for both, mitigation of climate risks and improved urban resiliency. Financing them requires the translation of those benefits into measurable returns on investment in the context of emerging risks that capital markets can understand and appreciate. This...

Household water insecurity is a pressing problem in developing countries. Unsustainable water withdrawal is increasing due to population growth, industrialization, urbanization, and increasing agricultural production which leads to various problems. The number of countries facing problems of...

The overall objective of this introductory essay is to convey a broad view of social and cultural aspects of global environmental change (GEC). It represents a Western, social science perspective, and reflects on today.s discourses as influenced or characterized by the turn from the second to...

Klimaschutz, Klimaanpassung und Nutzung von regenerativen Energien und die damit verbundene Energiewende sind zentrale Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts für die räumliche Planung und insbesondere für die Raumordnung. Daraus entstehende, neue Fragestellungen erfordern für die bisherigen...