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Title Type Author(s) Year
Circular business strategies and supply chain finance in the Aruba waste sector: A case study of a small island jurisdiction Webpage and Alofs
COVID-19: Immediate Predictors of Individual Resilience Webpage Ferreira et al.
Policy Brief: Pacific Islands Forge Ahead on National Environmental Action, Monitoring, and Reporting for Informed Decision Making Journal Article IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub
Water and Cities in Latin America: Challenges for Sustainable Development Webpage
Climate change loss and damage governance. Where are we now? A case study from Fiji’s sugar industry Journal Article Nand et al. 2023
Discussing linkages between climate change, human mobility and health in the Caribbean: The case of Dominica. A qualitative study Journal Article Cloos et al. 2023
Island and Indigenous systems of circularity: how Hawaiʻi can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals Journal Article Beamer et al. 2023
Proposed solutions for marine debris in the Windward Islands- perspectives from key policy makers and policy influencers Journal Article Roxanne E. D. Graham 2023
Regenerative economics at the service of islands: Assessing the socio-economic metabolism of Samothraki in Greece Journal Article Zisopoulos et al. 2023
Sources of major elements and nutrients in the water cycle of an undisturbed river basin – Samothraki Island, Greece Journal Article Skoulikidis et al. 2023
The Bahamas at risk: Material stocks, sea-level rise, and the implications for development. Journal Article Martin del Campo et al. 2023
The role of colonial pasts in shaping climate futures: Adaptive capacity in Georgetown, Guyana Journal Article Robinson et al. 2023
3D GIS Modelling of Road and Building Material Stocks: A Case Study of Grenada Thesis Lingfei Ye 2022
Climate Change, SDGs and Revamping Engineering Education for a Circular Economy: Implications for SIDS Journal Article Seema Singh 2022
Closing the material loops for construction and demolition waste: The circular economy on the island Bornholm, Denmark Journal Article Christensen et al. 2022
Providing a framework for post-disaster resilience factors in buildings and infrastructure from end-users’ perspectives: case study in Caribbean island states Journal Article Charles et al. 2022
Regional Trends in Social-Ecological-Technological (SET) Approaches to Sustainable Urban Planning: Focus on Asia Book Section Thammadi et al. 2022
Small Island Developing States in a post-pandemic world: Challenges and opportunities for climate action Journal Article Foley et al. 2022
Towards a Circular Economy for African Islands: an Analysis of Existing Baselines and Strategies Journal Article Andriamahefazafy and Failler 2022
Climate Change Adaptation on Small Island States: An Assessment of Limits and Constraints Journal Article Leal Filho et al. 2021
Critiquing ‘islandness’ as immunity to COVID-19: A case exploration of the Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique archipelago in the Caribbean region Journal Article John N. Telesford 2021
Electronic waste in the Caribbean: An impending environmental disaster or an opportunity for a circular economy? Journal Article Mohammadi et al. 2021
Global land use of diets in a small island community: a case study of Palau in the Pacific Journal Article Nakamura et al. 2021
How big is circular economy potential on Caribbean islands considering e-waste? Journal Article Mohammadi et al. 2021
Impact of climate change on vulnerability of freshwater resources: a case study of Mauritius Journal Article Boojhawon and Surroop 2021
Leveraging the Interdependencies Between Barrier Islands and Backbarrier Saltmarshes to Enhance Resilience to Sea-Level Rise Journal Article Hein et al. 2021
Natural Hazards and Complex Disasters Book Section Singh and Callan 2021
Operationalizing Urban Resilience to Floods in Island Territories—Application in Punaauia, French Polynesia Journal Article Lamaury et al. 2021
Plastic debris increases circadian temperature extremes in beach sediments Journal Article Lavers et al. 2021
The Metabolism of Islands Book Singh et al. 2021
The use of Islandscape character assessment and participatory spatial SWOT analysis to the strategic planning and sustainable development of small islands. The case of Gavdos Journal Article Gkoltsiou and Mougiakou 2021
“Trash is just treasure in the wrong place”: The social metabolism of waste in Grenada Thesis Allison Elgie 2021
Understanding the decision-making structures, roles and actions of village-level water committees in Fiji Journal Article Nelson et al. 2021
You can't manage what you can't measure: The potential for circularity in Grenada's waste management system Journal Article Elgie et al. 2021
A Best Practice in the Making? How Dominica is Building the World’s First Climate Resilient Nation Webpage Bardouille and Scaife 2020
A Screening Approach for Assessing Groundwater Quality for Consumption in Small Islands: Case Study of 45 Inhabited Islands in the Maldives Journal Article Jaleel et al. 2020
A snapshot of solid waste generation in the hospitality industry. The case of a five-star hotel on the island of Malta Journal Article Camilleri-Fenech et al. 2020
Blue Growth and its discontents in the Faroe Islands: an island perspective on Blue (De)Growth, sustainability, and environmental justice Journal Article Ragnheiður Bogadóttir 2020
Caught in a Deadlock: Small Ruminant Farming on the Greek Island of Samothrace. The Importance of Regional Contexts for Effective EU Agricultural Policies Journal Article Noll et al. 2020
Climate change, ecosystem services and migration in the Marshall Islands: are they related? Journal Article van der Geest et al. 2020
Coping with environmental hazards and shocks in Kiribati: Experiences of climate change by atoll communities in the Equatorial Pacific Journal Article Cauchi et al. 2020
Coronavirus: COVID-19 Transmission in Pacific Small Island Developing States Journal Article Leal Filho et al. 2020
Energy recovery from municipal solid waste in Mauritius: Opportunities and challenges Journal Article Neehaul et al. 2020
GIS-based Material Stock Analysis (MSA) of Climate Vulnerabilities to the Tourism Industry in Antigua and Barbuda Journal Article Bradshaw et al. 2020
Global to small island; a cross-scale foresight scenario exercise Journal Article Drakes et al. 2020
How Disaster Aid Ravaged an Island People Journal Article Saini and Singh 2020
Infrastructuring the Circular Economy Journal Article Nogueira et al. 2020
Isolated yet open: A metabolic analysis of Menorca Journal Article Marcos-Valls et al. 2020
Lost Material Stock in Buildings due to Sea Level Rise from Global Warming: The Case of Fiji Islands Journal Article Merschroth et al. 2020
Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean Report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2020
Non-economic loss and damage: lessons from displacement in the Caribbean Journal Article Thomas and Benjamin 2020
Saint Lucia: National infrastructure assessment Report UNOPS and University of Oxford 2020
Samothraki in Transition: A Report on a Real-World Lab to Promote the Sustainability of a Greek Island Journal Article Fischer-Kowalski et al. 2020
Sinking Islands, Drowned Logic; Climate Change and Community-Based Adaptation Discourses in Solomon Islands Journal Article van der Ploeg et al. 2020
South Pacific island's water crisis tipping point for global climate change Newspaper Article The Associated Press 2020
Sustainable development opportunities in small island nations: A case study of the Cook Islands Journal Article Tyedmers et al. 2020
The contribution of tourism to municipal solid waste generation: A mixed demand-supply approach on the island of Tenerife Journal Article Diaz-Farina et al. 2020
The Hawaiian Islands: Conceptualizing an Industrial Ecology Holarchic System Journal Article Chertow et al. 2020
The Impact of Hurricane Irma on the Metabolism of St. Martin’s Island Journal Article Popescu et al. 2020
The “Metal-Energy-Construction Mineral” Nexus in the Island Metabolism: The Case of the Extractive Economy of New Caledonia Journal Article Bahers et al. 2020
The self-(in)sufficiency of the Caribbean: Ecosystem services potential Index (ESPI) as a measure for sustainability Journal Article Grima and Singh 2020
The Social Metabolism of Quiet Sustainability in the Faroe Islands Journal Article Ragnheiður Bogadóttir 2020
The weight of islands: Leveraging Grenada's material stocks to adapt to climate change Journal Article Symmes et al. 2020
Why Islands? Journal Article Island Conservation 2020
An Assessment of Climate Change and Health Vulnerability and Adaptation in Dominica Journal Article Schnitter et al. 2019
An ecological-thermodynamic approach to urban metabolism: Measuring resource utilization with open system network effectiveness analysis Journal Article Tan et al. 2019
A spatial analysis of material stock accumulation and demolition waste potential of buildings: A case study of Padua Journal Article Miatto et al. 2019
Attributing long-term sea-level rise to Paris Agreement emission pledges Journal Article Nauels et al. 2019
Can the Caribbean Live within the Doughnut? Environmental and Social Performance of Five Island Nations Thesis Wei Jia 2019
Community perceptions link environmental decline to reduced support for tourism development in small island states: A case study in the Turks and Caicos Islands Journal Article Robinson et al. 2019
Disaster-Risk, Water Security Challenges and Strategies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Journal Article Gheuens et al. 2019
Embodied energy in service industry in global cities: A study of six Asian cities Journal Article Guo et al. 2019
Estimating the Material Stock of Roads: The Vietnamese Case Study Journal Article Nguyen et al. 2019
FAO's work with Small Island Developing States. Transforming food systems, sustaining small islands. Report FAO 2019
Improving Water Management Education across the Latin America and Caribbean Region Journal Article Lyon et al. 2019
Investigating the impact of climate change on the tourism sector: evidence from a sample of island economies Journal Article Seetanah and Fauzel 2019
Materials flow analysis in support of circular economy development: Plastics in Trinidad and Tobago Journal Article Millette et al. 2019
Nexus interventions for small tropical island - Case study Bonaire Report van der Geest and Slijkerman 2019
Nexus interventions for small tropical islands: case study Bonaire Report Slijkerman and van der Geest 2019
Plastics Waste Metabolism in a Petro-Island State: Towards Solving a “Wicked Problem” in Trinidad and Tobago Journal Article Shah et al. 2019
Risks, Health Consequences, and Response Challenges for Small-Island-Based Populations: Observations From the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Journal Article Shultz et al. 2019
SIDS Waste Management Outlook Report UNEP 2019
The expansion of the built environment, waste generation and EU recycling targets on Samothraki, Greece: An island’s dilemma Journal Article Noll et al. 2019
The Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services and Resulting Losses and Damages to People and Society Book Section van der Geest et al. 2019
The Manifestation of Climate Injustices: The Post-Hurricane Irma Conflicts Surrounding Barbuda’s Communal Land Tenure Journal Article Baptiste and Devonish 2019
Using spatially explicit commodity flow and truck activity data to map urban material flows Journal Article Lynette Cheah Lih Wei Yeow 2019
World Risk Index 2019 Report Peace and Armed Conflict 2019
Accountability in climate change governance and Caribbean SIDS Journal Article Michelle Scobie 2018
Achieving SDG 6: water resources sustainability in Caribbean Small Island Developing States through improved water governance Journal Article Michelle A. Mycoo 2018
Adapting to climate change at the national level in Caribbean small island developing state Journal Article Stacy-ann Robinson 2018
Assessing the implementation of the Chongming Eco Island policy: What a broad planning evaluation framework tells more than technocratic indicator systems Journal Article Ma et al. 2018
Assessing the implications of a 1.5 °C temperature limit for the Jamaican agriculture sector Journal Article Rhiney et al. 2018
Assessment of the potential implications of a 1.5 °C versus higher global temperature rise for the Afobaka hydropower scheme in Suriname Journal Article Donk et al. 2018
Bracing for the Storm: For the Caribbean, building resilience is a matter of survival Journal Article and Srinivasan 2018
Characterizing heat stress on livestock using the temperature humidity index (THI)—prospects for a warmer Caribbean Journal Article Lallo et al. 2018
Climate change impacts on critical international transportation assets of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS): the case of Jamaica and Saint Lucia Journal Article Monioudi et al. 2018
Coastal hazard risk assessment for small islands: assessing the impact of climate change and disaster reduction measures on Ebeye (Marshall Islands) Journal Article Giardino et al. 2018
Community-based adaptation in low-lying islands in the Philippines: challenges and lessons learned Journal Article Jamero et al. 2018
Conceptions of vulnerability in adaptation projects: a critical examination of the role of development aid agencies in Timor-Leste Journal Article Barrowman and Kumar 2018
Cyprus energy resources and their potential to increase sustainability Conference Paper Tsangas et al. 2018
Exploring urban metabolism—Towards an interdisciplinary perspective Journal Article Dijst et al. 2018
Freshwater stress on small island developing states: population projections and aridity changes at 1.5 and 2 °C Journal Article Karnauskas et al. 2018
Future Caribbean Climates in a World of Rising Temperatures: The 1.5 vs 2.0 Dilemma Journal Article Taylor et al. 2018
Geographies of renewable energy transition in the Caribbean: Reshaping the island energy metabolism Journal Article Harrison and Popke 2018
Heading for the hills: climate-driven community relocations in the Solomon Islands and Alaska provide insight for a 1.5 °C future Journal Article Albert et al. 2018
How may sustainability be advanced through Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in Small Islands? Exploring a conceptual framework Journal Article Polido et al. 2018
Identifying opportunities for long-lasting habitat conservation and restoration in Hawaii’s shifting climate Journal Article Fortini and Jacobi 2018
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of climate adaptation actors towards resilience and transformation in a 1.5°C world Journal Article Saxena et al. 2018
Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria Journal Article Kishore et al. 2018
On the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States: A dynamic analysis Journal Article Scandurra et al. 2018
Practical tools for quantitative analysis of coastal vulnerability and sea level rise impacts—application in a Caribbean island and assessment of the 1.5 °C threshold Journal Article Biondi and Guannel 2018
Providing an economy-wide monitoring framework for the circular economy in Austria: Status quo and challenges Journal Article Jacobi et al. 2018
Recipe for Resilience? Tracing the Biopolitics of Sint Maarten’s Recovery Efforts After Irma Journal Article Kevon Rhiney 2018
Reducing external costs of nitrogen pollution by relocation of pig production between regions in the European Union Journal Article van Grinsven et al. 2018
Resource extractivism, health and climate change in small islands Journal Article Hilary Bambrick 2018
Sustainability Learning Labs in Small Island Developing States: A Case Study of the Seychelles Journal Article Krütli et al. 2018
The implications of rural perceptions of water scarcity on differential adaptation behaviour in Rajasthan, India Journal Article Singh et al. 2018
The Sustainability of Humanitarian Aid: The Nicobar Islands as a Case of 'Complex Disasters'. Book Section Singh et al. 2018
The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A systematic review of methods for nexus assessment Journal Article Albrecht et al. 2018
Understanding climate-human interactions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Implications for future livelihood sustainability Journal Article Nunn and Kumar 2018
Water-energy nexus: A review of methods and tools for macro-assessment Journal Article Dai et al. 2018
Where do islands put their waste? – A material flow and carbon footprint analysis of municipal waste management in the Maltese Islands Journal Article Camilleri-Fenech et al. 2018
An integrative approach to understand vulnerability and resilience post-disaster: The 2015 cyclone Pam in urban Vanuatu as case study Journal Article Rey et al. 2017
Climate change adaptation trends in small island developing states Journal Article Stacy-ann Robinson 2017
GIS-based Analysis of Vienna's Material Stock in Buildings Journal Article Kleemann et al. 2017
Material Flow Accounts and Driving Factors of Economic Growth in the Philippines Journal Article Martinico‐Perez et al. 2017
Material flow analysis for a sustainable resource management in island ecosystems Journal Article Andrea Cecchin 2017
Material metabolism and lifecycle impact assessment towards sustainable resource management: A case study of the highway infrastructural system in Shandong Peninsula, China Journal Article Guo et al. 2017
Methodology to characterize and quantify debris generation in residential buildings after seismic events Journal Article Kahhat et al. 2017
Quantifying and mapping embodied environmental requirements of urban building stocks Journal Article Stephan and Athanassiadis 2017
Regional Overview: Impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria Report UNDP 2017
Small Island nations at the frontline of climate action Webpage UNDP 2017
The Material Stock–Flow–Service Nexus: A New Approach for Tackling the Decoupling Conundrum Journal Article et al. 2017
Water technology and sustainability in north Cyprus : Climate change the Turkey-north Cyprus water pipeline Webpage Bryant and Mason 2017
A social justice framing of climate change discourse and policy: Adaptation, resilience and vulnerability in a Jamaican agricultural landscape Journal Article Popke et al. 2016
Building stock dynamics and its impacts on materials and energy demand in China Journal Article Hong et al. 2016
Climate Change in the Caribbean: A Multi-Scalar Account of Context and Inequality Journal Article Rahul D. Ghosal 2016
Complex Disasters on the Nicobar Islands Book Section Singh et al. 2016
Do Foreign Aid and Remittance Inflows Hurt Competitiveness of Exports of Pacific Island Countries? An Empirical Study of Fiji Journal Article Jayaraman et al. 2016
Energy metabolism of the Balearic Islands (1986–2012) Journal Article Ginard-Bosch and Ramos-Martín 2016
Estimating Materials Stocked by Land-Use Type in Historic Urban Buildings Using Spatio-Temporal Analytical Tools Journal Article Marcellus-Zamora et al. 2016
Gone with the Wind : Estimating Hurricane and Climate Change Costs in the Caribbean Report Sebastian Acevedo 2016
Island Sustainability. The Case of Samothraki. Book Section Petridis et al. 2016
Socioeconomic metabolism of Biomass in Jamaica in the Context of Trade and National Food Security: A time series biophysical analysis (1961-2013). Thesis Akunne Okoli 2016
State of Food Security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Report FAO 2016
Transnational city carbon footprint networks - Exploring carbon links between Australian and Chinese cities Journal Article Chen et al. 2016
Climate implications on water stress and water-quality variations - a case study from Daduru Oya basin Conference Paper Rosairo and Jayasena 2015
Governance of transitions towards sustainable development – the water–energy–food nexus in Cyprus Journal Article Halbe et al. 2015
Sustainability analysis of a society based on exergy studies – a case study of the island of Samsø (Denmark) Journal Article Nielsen and Jørgensen 2015
The material footprint of nations Journal Article Wiedmann et al. 2015
The Weight of Society Over Time and Space: A Comprehensive Account of the Construction Material Stock of Japan, 1945–2010 Journal Article Tanikawa et al. 2015
Where does climate fit? Vulnerability to climate change in the context of multiple stressors in Funafuti, Tuvalu Journal Article McCubbin et al. 2015
An integrated material metabolism model for stocks of urban road system in Beijing, China Journal Article Guo et al. 2014
Assessing the vulnerability of beach tourism and non-beach tourism to climate change: a case study from Jamaica Journal Article Tracy-Ann Hyman 2014
Global Environment Outlook Small Island Developing States Outlook Book Al-Jenaid et al. 2014
Obstacles to climate change adaptation decisions: a case study of sea-level rise and coastal protection measures in Kiribati Journal Article Donner and Webber 2014
Resource Use in Small Island States Journal Article Krausmann et al. 2014
Strategic sustainability and industrial ecology in an island context, with considerations for a green economy roadmap: a study in the tourist accommodation sector, Grenada. Thesis John N. Telesford 2014
An emergy analysis for urban environmental sustainability assessment, the Island of Montreal, Canada Journal Article Vega-Azamar et al. 2013
Caribbean Small States - Challenges of High Debt and Low Growth Report 2013
Quantification of urban metabolism through coupling with the life cycle assessment framework: concept development and case study Journal Article Goldstein et al. 2013
The Intimacy of Human-Nature Interactions on Islands Book Section Chertow et al. 2013
Socio-technical regimes and sustainability transitions: Insights from political ecology Journal Article Lawhon and Murphy 2012
The Banaban Resettlement: Implications for Pacific Environmental Migration Journal Article Gil Marvel Tabucanon 2012
A Comparison of Two Methods to Conduct Material Flow Analysis on Waste Tires in a Small Island Developing State Journal Article Saumya Sarkar 2011
Conflicting Objectives of Trinidad's Water Pricing Policy: A Need for Good Water Pricing and Governance Journal Article Michelle Mycoo 2011
Dynamic modeling of Singapore's urban resource flows: Historical trends and sustainable scenario development Conference Paper Abou-Abdo et al. 2011
Islands as crossroads: sustaining cultural diversity in small island developing states. Ed. Tim Curtis. Report UNESCO 2011
Input, stocks and output flows of urban residential building system in Beijing city, China from 1949 to 2008 Journal Article Hu et al. 2010
Quantification and Magnitude of Losses and Damages Resulting from the Impacts of Climate Change: Modelling the Transformational Impacts and Costs of Sea Level Rise in the Caribbean Report Simpson et al. 2010
Twelve metropolitan carbon footprints: A preliminary comparative global assessment Journal Article Sovacool and Brown 2010
Combined MFA-LCA for Analysis of Wastewater Pipeline Networks: Case Study of Oslo, Norway Journal Article Venkatesh et al. 2009
Framework for estimating potential wastes and secondary resources accumulated within an economy--a case study of construction minerals in Japan Journal Article Hashimoto et al. 2009
National material flow analysis Thesis Susanna Maria Eisenhut 2009
Urban stock over time: spatial material stock analysis using 4d-GIS Journal Article Tanikawa and Hashimoto 2009
Using an Integrated Participatory Modeling Approach to Assess Water Management Options and Support Community Conversations on Maui Journal Article Bassi et al. 2009
Sustainable island businesses: a case study of Norfolk Island Journal Article Manfred Lenzen 2008
Technical approach for a sustainable tourism development. Case study in the Balearic Islands Journal Article Fortuny et al. 2008
The Changing Metabolism of Cities Journal Article Christopher Kennedy and Engel-Yan 2007
Climate and pre-Columbian settlement at Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe, Northeastern Caribbean Journal Article Beets et al. 2006
The Use and Knowledge of Herpetofauna on Little Nicobar Island, India Journal Article Manish Chandi 2006
Brain Drain in Developing Regions (1990-2000) Report Docquier et al. 2005
Macroeconomic Implications of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean Report Tobias Rasmussen 2004
Progress towards sustainability? What the conceptual framework of material and energy flow accounting (MEFA) can offer Journal Article Haberl et al. 2004
Environmental Relations and Biophysical Transitions: The Case of Trinket Island Journal Article Singh and Grünbühel 2003
Ecosystem appropriation by Hong Kong and its implications for sustainable development Journal Article Warren-Rhodes and Koenig 2001
Escalating trends in the urban metabolism of Hong Kong: 1971-1997 Journal Article Warren-Rhodes and Koenig 2001
Social Metabolism and Labour in a Local Context: Changing Environmental Relations on Trinket Island Journal Article Singh et al. 2001
A Commonwealth Vulnerability Index for Developing Countries Book Atkins et al. 2000
Energy flow analysis as a tool for developing a sustainable society—a case study of a Swedish island Journal Article Sundkvist et al. 1999
A comparison of the economic performance of different micro-states, and between micro-states and larger countries Journal Article Armstrong et al. 1998
Islands of Sustainability: A Bottom-up Approach towards Sustainable Development Journal Article Wallner et al. 1996
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: A LEGACY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, POLICY FAILURE, AND COASTAL DECLINE Journal Article de Albuquerque and McElroy 1995
The metabolism of a city: the case of Hong Kong Journal Article Newcombe et al. 1978