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Kitakyushu City (Japan) is known for its' forward-looking and assertive culture in sustainability practices, embodying the notion of an altruistic city  (1) by its actions. ARC Laureate Fellow Distinguished Professor Xuemei Bai had the opportunity to meet with Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi in Kitakyushu City on September 30, 2025. The meeting with Mayor Takeuchi and the following series meetings in the city was a great opportunity to learn about Kitakyushu City’s current initiative

Sustainability Science Best Paper Award 2024 (Nature Springer) Congratulations to Dr. Prabhasri Herath (Australian National University, ICEDS) and Distinguished Professor Xuemei Bai who were awarded the  Best Paper Award 2024  organized by  Sustainability Science . Their paper “ Benefits and co-benefits of urban green infrastructure for sustainable cities: six current and emerging themes ”  was selected as one of the winners for papers published by the journal in 2024. The

Image courtesy the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Congratulations to ARC Laureate Fellow Distinguished Professor Xuemei Bai...

What should cities focus on in an era of interconnected challenges? A globally co-designed urban research agenda reveals pressing priorities for sustainability and resilience: 1) Advancing urban sustainability transformations, 2) Ensuring equity, 3) Boosting innovation in Low to Lower-Middle Income Countries, 4) Managing complexity and systemic risks, and 5) Navigating environmental change. So how does one advance these priority areas of research?