2025
Reimagining urban science for global sustainability: Five strategic research areas
Bai, Xuemei, Sioen, G. B., Kılkış, Åž., McPhearson, T., Niazi, Z., Dodson, J., Atmaja, T., Fukushi, K., Frantzeskaki, N., Nagendra, H., Shih, W.-Y., Elmqvist, T., Muñoz-Erickson, T. A., Deng, X., Güneralp, B., Lwasa, S., & Zama, N. (2025). Reimagining urban science for global sustainability: Five strategic research areas. Global Sustainability, 1–50. (https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2025.10025)
Pathways towards successful urban community waste management: Insight from 26 experiments in China
Wang, Shengnan & Truffer, Bernhard & Bai, Xuemei. (2025). Pathways towards successful urban community waste management: Insight from 26 experiments in China. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 57. 101032. (doi:10.1016/j.eist.2025.101032)
Charting a transformational course toward a safe and just future: the Earth Commission’s contribution
Rockström, J., Denton, F., Norstrom, A. V., Abrams, J. F., Alam, L., McKay, D. I. A., Bai, Xuemei., Bala, G., Boulton, C. A., Broadgate, W., Bunn, S., Buxton, J. E., Cardenas, J., Ylla-Català, R. C., Declerck, F., Davis, N., Dennis, D., Diamond, M. L., Folke, C., … Zimm, C. (2025). Charting a transformational course toward a safe and just future: The Earth Commission’s contribution. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.175492980.08779908/v1
China’s urbanization at a turning point—challenges and opportunities
Bai, Xuemei & Shi, Peijun. 2025. China’s urbanization at a turning point—challenges and opportunities. Science 388(6747). (doi:10.1126/science.adw3443)
Next-Generation City Climate Action: Findings from the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference and Update to the Global Research and Action Agenda for Cities and Climate Change Science (GRAA)
Irvin, Andrew & Oke, Cathy & Khan, Samia & Jance, Benjamin IV & Ranalder, Lea & Barth, Bernhard & Deacon, Andy... Bai, Xuemei... et al. 2024. Next-Generation City Climate Action: Findings from the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference and Update to the Global Research and Action Agenda for Cities and Climate Change Science (GRAA). The University of Melbourne. (doi:10.26188/27147612) (https://figshare.unimelb.edu.au/articles/report/_b_Next-Generation_City_Climate_Action_Findings_from_the_2024_Innovate4Cities_Conference_and_Update_to_the_Global_Research_and_Action_Agenda_for_Cities_and_Climate_Change_Science_GRAA_b_/27147612) (Accessed August 27, 2025.)
Thresholds of significant harm at global level: The journey of the Earth Commission
Gupta, Joyeeta & Abrams, Jesse F. & McKay, David Armstrong & Bai, Xuemei & Ebi, Kristi L. & Fezzigna, Paola & Gentile, Giuliana et al. 2025. Thresholds of significant harm at global level: The journey of the Earth Commission. Earth System Governance 25. (doi:10.1016/j.esg.2025.100263)
Cities as transformative agents for global sustainability
Bai, Xuemei. 2025. Cities as transformative agents for global sustainability. Science 389(6756). (doi:10.1126/science.adz3642)
Consumer insights on EV policy towards accelerated adoption – Canberra case study
Peng, Yuan & Fazeli, Reza & Ye, Wentao & Bai, Xuemei. 2025. Consumer insights on EV policy towards accelerated adoption – Canberra case study. Case Studies on Transport Policy 21. 101540. (doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101540)
Mitigating the ripple effects of urbanization on farmland productivity and ecological security through inclusive urbanization strategies
Hu, Guohua & Li, Xia & Liu, Xiaoping & Wang, Shaojian & Zhang, Xiaoling & Shi, Xun & Bai, Xuemei & Hubacek, Klaus. 2025. Mitigating the ripple effects of urbanization on farmland productivity and ecological security through inclusive urbanization strategies. npj Urban Sustainability 5(1). 12. (doi:10.1038/s42949-025-00199-8)
Catalyzing changes on the ground and up: evidence from 106 ENGOs in community waste management in China
Wang, Shengnan & Bai, Xuemei & Van Der Heijden, Jeroen & Tong, Xin. 2025. Catalyzing changes on the ground and up: evidence from 106 ENGOs in community waste management in China. npj Urban Sustainability 5(1). 5. (doi:10.1038/s42949-025-00193-0)
Global policy stocktake of urban climate resilience: A literature review
Han, Hao & Bai, Xuemei & Dong, Liang. 2025. Global policy stocktake of urban climate resilience: A literature review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 212. (doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107923)