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Modelling food security
Achieving food and nutrition security for all in a changing and globalized world remains a critical challenge of utmost importance. The development of solutions benefits from... -
A computational fluid dynamics study in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Heat waves and the related heat stress can increase human morbidity and mortality, decrease human productivity and increase building energy consumption for cooling. There is a... -
Avoiding or mitigating flooding: Bottom-up drivers of urban resilience to cli...
Abstract Coastal areas around the world are urbanizing rapidly, despite the threat of sea level rise and intensifying floods. Such development places an increasing number of... -
Experiment-based policy change over time
This study provides insight into the potential of experiment-based policy making to address complex environmental challenges. The investigation shows the usefulness of making an... -
A framework for valuing spatially targeted peatland restoration
Recent evidence suggests that the degree of degradation of peatlands is substantial, and that there is a significant potential to enhance the delivery of a wide range of... -
Nutritive effect of dust on microbial biodiversity and productivity of the Ar...
The Arabian Gulf is exposed to intensive dust storms during summer until early winter. We investigated the nutritive effect of the dust on microbial biodiversity of the water... -
Global socio-economic impacts of changes in natural capital and ecosystem ser...
The year 2020 is a critical year for sustainable development policy and practice with the review and renewal of various international commitments including the Sustainable... -
Corrigendum to "Transparent and feasible uncertainty assessment adds value to...
The authors regret that the original article failed to accurately acknowledge funding sources to SESYNC, which were used to fund the workshop that motivated this special issue... -
The safe development paradox: An agent-based model for flood risk under clima...
With increasing flood risk due to climate change and socioeconomic trends, governments are under pressure to continue implementing flood protection measures, such as dikes, to... -
Policy design for the Anthropocene
Today, more than ever, ‘Spaceship Earth’ is an apt metaphor as we chart the boundaries for a safe planet1. Social scientists both analyse why society courts disaster by... -
Mapping ecosystem services' values
Mapping of ecosystem services' (ESS) values means valuing ESS in monetary terms across a relatively large geographical area and assessing how values vary across space. Thereby,... -
The influence of actor capacities on EIA system performance in low and middle...
Abstract In this paper, we aim to better understand the factors that contribute to the substantive performance of EIA systems in low and middle income countries. Substantive... -
A web application to support the quantification and valuation of ecosystem se...
Assessing the impacts of policies on a wide range of ecosystem services can support the development of cost-effective policies that establish win-win situations across different... -
Combining focus group discussions and choice experiments for economic valuati...
This study explores the benefits of combining results of qualitative focus group discussions (FGDs) with a quantitative choice experiment (CE) in a low-income country context.... -
The importance of local forest benefits
Understanding the spatial distribution of the quantity and economic value of Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP) collection gives insight into the benefits that local communities... -
Dust storms over the Arabian Gulf
Dust storm frequencies and strengths were monitored during 2009 at various locations along the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as representative sites of the Arabian... -
Understanding the role of illicit transactions in land-change dynamics
Anthropogenic land use has irrevocably transformed the natural systems on which humankind relies. Advances in remote sensing have led to an improved understanding of where, why... -
Identifying and assessing the potential for conflict between landscape values...
Small islands are characterised by geographic isolation, strong place attachment, and vulnerabilities to social, economic, and ecological changes. They are often subject to...
