Nature-Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals: Theory and Practice

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Haozhi Pan integrates regional economics and spatial data science to explore how cities can achieve economic growth and digital smartness. His work also focuses on co-governance goals such as carbon neutrality and citizen participation. Zahra Kalantari has successfully led and carried out interdisciplinary research with focus on understanding of earth and human systems to develop science technology and innovation solutions to planets most pressing environmental challenges associated with the combined effects of changes in climate land-use and water-use in terrestrial environments. Carla Ferreiras main research interests include land degradation and restoration impacts of anthropogenic activities and climate change on land at different scales nature-based solutions and ecosystem services and sustainable land-use planning. Cong Congs research focuses on using data computing and informatic tools to inform more effective decision-making. She explores the intersection of computer science and urban planning and uses large-scale urban modeling and spatial big data analysis as exploratory techniques.