Urban Systems & Sustainability
About
While urbanisation presents a number of opportunities including the promise of better services, stronger economies and connections, it also creates complex challenges. Our research focuses on understanding the structure, function and processes of urban social ecological systems, and the drivers and impacts of urbanisation.
Groups
We are a research group at the Fenner School of Environment & Society, led by Dr Steven Lade. We research human and planetary systems using concepts such as resilience, social-ecological systems and Earth systems with applications in water resource management, sustainable finance and more.
Projects
Members
Academic staff
Distinguished Professor
Laureate Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Laureate Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laureate Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lecturer
Affiliate
Honorary Associate Professor
Honorary Professor
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Visiting Fellow
News
Sustainability researchers need to engage with local communities in order to ensure their research is relevant to decision makers.
Green spaces in cities has shifted to the use of actual building surfaces.
Humanity faces the daunting challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050. Experts forecast that by then, about 70 per cent of the population will live in cities.
The growth of China’s cities is increasing wealth in the country, but it's coming at a cost. The economic boom is forcing farmers to move aside and make room for city dwellers.