The articles in this special section focus on leading research addressing COVID-19 Consumer technology solutions. technologies need to be developed for health and wellbeing during pandemic, that are closely tied the ground realities, with interdisciplinary expertise of academicians industry professionals including scientists, engineers, medical professionals, sociologists, front-line workers. W...

Abstract Cities worldwide are facing a number of serious challenges including population growth, resource depletion, climate change, and degradation ecosystems. To cope with these challenges, the transformation our cities into sustainable systems using holistic approach is required. The pathway to this urban transition adopting concept circular economy for management. In way, resources kept reu...

•A framework to assess transformative change with NbS•Ecological and social elements underpin NbS potential•NbS can foster of social-ecological systems•Values, knowledge, community engagement, nature management The global environmental crisis demands approaches toward sustainability. Nature-based solutions (NbS) resonate strongly in science practice, but their capacity deliver has not been asse...