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Low-carbon ammonia production is essential for resilient and sustainable agriculture
Ammonia-based synthetic nitrogen fertilizers (N fertilizers) are critical for global food security. However, their production, primarily dependent …
The decreasing housing utilization efficiency in China’s cities
‘Ghost cities’ are a well-known phenomenon of (almost) complete vacancy of urban living space in China. Underutilization of urban living space,…
Urban food delivery services as extreme heat adaptation
More frequent global extreme heat events prompt behavioral adaptations, such as reducing outdoor activities to relieve potential distress. The emer…
Linking smart cities and SDGs through descriptive analysis of US municipalities
Transforming cities and communities into ‘smart cities’ holds great potential to advance sustainable development goals (SDGs), but where smart …
Smart cities: the data to decisions process
Smart cities improve citizen services by converting data into data-driven decisions. This conversion is not coincidental and depends on the underly…