Geography and Sustainability

Promote Sustainable Development through an Integrated Geography Perspective. | Impact Factor (2024) 8.0; CiteScore (2024) 14.7 | Editor-in-Chief: Bojie FU

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Call for Papers 📢

Special Issue: Advancing Metacoupling Frontiers for Addressing Global Sustainable Development Challenges in the Anthropocene

Research on human–nature interactions, telecoupling, sustainability & coupled systems science welcomed.

📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2026

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Health GeoAI needs more than accurate models.

Xia et al. (2026) propose embedding fairness, accountability, spatial equity, and environmental sustainability directly into GeoAI design.

https://t.co/BTYsSULBYn

#GeoAI #ResponsibleAI

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Can agriculture become flood infrastructure?

Lin et al. (2026) show that integrated aquaculture-planting systems can improve flood resilience while generating substantially higher returns than traditional farming.

https://t.co/r2PM1SRvM8

#ClimateAdaptation #Agriculture

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Global mangrove area increased from 2000–2022 — but regional differences tell a much more complex story

Tian et al. (2026) found substantial losses in SE-Asia while gains occurred elsewhere, highlighting the importance of localized conservation strategies
https://t.co/ZCaYqEGM4m

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Do crop models accurately capture how crops adapt to warming?

Wang et al. (2026) show incorporating temperature-adapted growing periods substantially improves simulation of crop yield sensitivity.

https://t.co/ZLXyCpggXx

#CropModeling #ClimateChange

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Global competition for talent is becoming increasingly multipolar
Lin & Gu (2026) introduced the A-index, showing educational attractiveness is shifting beyond traditional Western dominance toward emerging regional hubs.

https://t.co/cZun5WSyqA

#InternationalEdu #TalentMobility

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Can countries improve wellbeing while lowering carbon impacts?

Htitich et al. (2026) introduced the Carbon Efficiency of Social Progress (CESP) to assess just transition pathways across 160 countries.

https://t.co/eOfy7iBwtn

#JustTransition #ClimateJustice

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How resilient are ecological networks under spatial conflicts?

Mu et al. (2026) developed new tools to integrate ecological corridors, spatial conflicts, and network resilience for sustainable spatial planning in China.
https://t.co/TzIjrNnQGw

#SpatialPlanning #LandscapeEcology

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How we travel shapes how we experience urban nature.

Liu et al. (2026) found walking significantly improves perceptions and evaluations of urban green space, while metro travel may suppress them.

https://t.co/oXwpD83aFJ

#UrbanPlanning #Walkability #HealthyCities

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How can agriculture balance productivity with sustainability?

Chai et al. (2026) developed an SDG-based framework to assess farmland green production efficiency across China’s YRB.

FGPE nearly doubled from 2000–2022, but regional inequalities remain.

https://t.co/LeSW5IKdhU

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Chen et al. (2026) found nonlinear environmental impacts of digitalization across China’s mega-urban agglomerations, including S-shaped pollution effects and N-shaped carbon responses.

https://t.co/J1rTxodrji

#DigitalTransformation #Sustainability #SmartCities

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AI-driven poverty maps are improving rapidly — but where do they still fail?

Ru et al. (2026) show ML-based poverty mapping in East Africa often overestimates welfare in poor, rural regions and underperforms in underserved areas.

https://t.co/IWZHg1DU2v

#AI #GIScience #GeoSus

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The Yellow River Basin is greening—but groundwater is disappearing.

Liu et al. (2026) show groundwater storage declined by ~101 Gt since 2003, driven by revegetation & irrigation, with losses projected to continue to 2060.

https://t.co/9ETnKUuNPx
#Groundwater #WaterSecurity

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Land systems are central to climate, biodiversity & sustainability challenges.
Estoque et al. (2026) review how Land System Science supports:
• Sustainable land management
• Resilience & wellbeing
• Science-policy integration
https://t.co/ODCou2Ioet

#Sustainability

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Ecosystems don’t just provide services—they also create disservices.

Pereira et al. (2026) highlight how land use, urbanisation & climate extremes amplify risks like floods, pests & pollution.

We need to assess both sides.

https://t.co/ax4hNVrKPP
#Ecosystems #Sustainability

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Using geospatial artificial intelligence to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
https://t.co/pod79d8P3o

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Towards livable communities: Perceptual scale optimized urban human settlement evaluation at community levels
https://t.co/y6LNTbC42g

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Photovoltaic carbon reduction potential analysis and layout optimization coupling future development scenarios: A case study of Inner Mongolia, China
https://t.co/j4ekp9o1lu

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Protected areas don’t always protect culture.

Chen et al. (2025) show >36% of CEPAs face disturbance—all in indigenous regions, with 86% affecting medicinal traditions.

Ecological protection ≠ cultural protection.

https://t.co/GUjAwzfZze
#IndigenousKnowledge #ProtectedAreas

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Global ecosystem resilience is declining.

Review over 50 years shows:
• Strong negative impacts from deforestation & land use
• Non-linear climate effects
• Arid regions most vulnerable

https://t.co/scKf9T1h8r
#EcosystemResilience #ClimateChange #Geosus