Perspectives on transforming food and land use systems for sustainable development
Food and land use systems play a critical role in managing climate risks and bringing the world onto a sustainable development trajectory – Frank Sperling explains.
Lessons from 50 years of model-based policy advocacy
An interview with IIASA alumnus Dennis Meadows during his recent visit to IIASA.
Cooperation needed! The case of drought management in Austria
Marlene Palka discusses the IIASA FARM project, which has been investigating drought risk management in Austria for the past three years.
Enhancing urban resilience through nature-based solutions
Regina Buono investigates how the law can support or impede the use of nature-based solutions and help facilitate adaptation to climate change.
When breathing is expensive
Muye Ru investigates the main health impacts of air pollution and what this means for the economy and social development of a country.
Rethinking optimal control theory in resource economics
Serguei Kaniovski from the Austrian Institute of Economic Research writes about a recent study in which he and colleagues from IIASA revisited a classic growth model.
My postdoc experience at IIASA
IIASA alumna Nandita Saikia, looks back on the two years that she spent living in Austria while working as a postdoctoral researcher in the World Population Program.
How the environment shapes the way we behave
Roope Kaaronen investigates how changes in the urban environment affect people’s behavior and whether they will find it easy to engage in sustainable behavior in different environments.
Beyond averages and aggregates
Shonali Pachauri explains why data, indicators, and monitoring at finer scales are important to ensure that everyone benefits from policies aimed at achieving development goals.
The Earth is our spaceship: Perspectives from space
Retired NASA Astronaut and Principal of AstroPlanetview LLC, Sandra H Magnus shares insights about our world gained from her time living on the International Space Station.