Mapping urban–rural differences in the worldwide achievement of sustainable development goals

Land-energy-air nexus

Bibliographic Data

ID15544932
AuthorsYunyu Tian (0000-0003-1360-1668, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author), Nandin‐Erdene Tsendbazar (0000-0002-4825-1971, Wageningen University & Research), Nandin-Erdene Tsendbazar, Eveline Van Leeuwen (0000-0002-3262-7030, Wageningen University & Research), Martin Herold (0000-0003-0246-6886, Wageningen University & Research)
Year2022
Volume17
Issue11
Pages114012-114012
Publication date2022-10-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Research Letters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326
PublisherIOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1088/1748-9326/ac991b
OpenAlexW4304607146
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited44

Land use efficiency (LUE), energy efficiency (EE), and air quality are key indicators when assessing urban-related Sustainable Development Goals, yet recent trends and trade-offs in and around urban areas worldwide remain largely unknown. We use an Earth Observation approach to map the land-energy-air sustainability nexus and highlight distinct urban–rural gradients worldwide (2000–2015). In the Global South, urban areas perform relatively better in land-energy-air sustainability trends than rural areas, which are the least sustainable in our global comparative analysis. Comparatively, urban areas in the Global North tend to be less sustainable than surrounding rural regions. Trade-offs among land-energy-air change directions are mostly related to EE versus air quality in urban areas, while spatial and temporal trade-offs between LUE and EE are more pronounced in suburban and rural areas. Integrating satellite data is crucial for tracking the progress of the land-energy-air nexus and can guide context-specific strategies to account for urban–rural differences in achieving sustainability and creating more livable environments

Air quality index · Civil engineering · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Meteorology · Natural resource economics · Nexus (standard · Political science · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Urban climate · Urban planning · Urbanization · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Energy and Environment Impacts · Environmental Science · Impact of Light on Environment and Health · Ecology

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