Resilient Horizons: Building Sustainable Environments for Climate Adaptation and Health (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2023) Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Series

This book discusses the challenges related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. It adds valuable strategies and insights into the development of new practices solving the identified social and economic problems related to ecosystem deterioration and anticipating other disasters related to climate change. As the decarbonization of cities and communities became an issue of great interest to many researchers, the book in hand is of great importance to decision-makers and energy stakeholders and others seeking a more resilient and sustainable future and developing innovative technologies to overcome environmental deterioration.

This book is a culmination of selected research papers from the first version of the international conference on ?Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability? which was held in 2022 in collaboration with Chongqing University, China.

Baojie is Professor of Energy and Sustainable Built Environment at School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and the leader of the Centre for Climate-Resilient and Low-Carbon Cities, Chongqing University. Baojie is Research Fellow at Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability, Hiroshima University, Japan. Baojie was Postdoc Research Fellow, Research Associate, and Ph.D. Researcher, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Baojie is working on the technologies of Cool Cities and Communities and Net Zero Carbon Built Environment. Baojie has published about 100 peer-reviewed papers in high-ranking journals  and delivered invited talks in reputable conferences. Baojie has a H-index of 40 (Scopus). Baojie has been involved in large research projects on energy and built environment in Australia. Baojie has been invited to act as Topic Editor in Chief, Leading Guest Editor, Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member, Conference Chair, Sessional Chair, and Scientific Committee of a variety of reputable international journals and conferences.

Dr Joni Jupesta rejoined UNU-IAS in 2023 as a Research Fellow and Academic Associate. He started his academic career firstly at UNU-IAS as Postdoctoral Fellow (2010-2013) and later became Visiting Research Fellow (2013-2016). From 2020 to 2023, he was Senior Researcher in System Analysis Group at the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) in Kyoto, Japan where he focused on mid- and long-term net-zero GHG emissions through Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR), Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS), and Low Energy Demand (LED) across sectors. Dr Jupesta gained industry experience as Senior Manager on corporate GHG emissions at Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food Company based in Jakarta, Indonesia (2013-2020). He graduated his PhD in Management Science and Technology from Tohoku University in 2010, and MBA in International Industrial Management from Esslingen University of Applied Scie