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There is widespread concern that current trends in resource use are unsustainable.  The over-exploitation and depletion of nature and natural resources and the strong economic stratification of society into the rich elites and the poor commoners are evident in all historical societal collapses, either of which can inde ...

Sustainable development of communities requires leadership and relies on the involvement and participation of stakeholders in the future sustainability of communities.  Development is implemented at the local level by communities and their stakeholders, whether residents or visitors.  Organizations at international and ...

The subsidiarity principle states that the responsibility should, as far as possible, be assumed by the smallest "responsible" unit, with higher-level units intervening only when the lower units cannot. To take effective legal action to protect communities, it is necessary to determine the extent to which the various l ...

Cities and urban communities represent the most powerful leverage points for the transition to circular economy (CE) models.  However, the complexity of urban territories with the interrelation of several systems and sub-systems makes this challenging. Cities struggle with their transition to a circular economy.  Witho ...

Four interactions – changes in climate affecting water runoff; changes in climate affecting vegetation cover; changes in vegetation cover affecting climate; and changes in vegetation cover affecting water runoff – are deemed of utmost importance for understanding the impact on the Earth system on policy-relevant timefr ...