Assessing absolute sustainability of global cities

该项目旨在通过将全球多区域投入产出分析与人类发展的“安全和公正空间”概念相结合，创建一个用于评估城市绝对可持续性的量化模型框架。该模型将能够对照文献中定义的生物物理地球极限和社会基础阈值，评估城市经济活动对整个供应链、环境和社会的影响。该项目将推进可持续发展科学方法，并将极大地惠及世界范围内的城市可持续发展倡议。澳大利亚城市的案例研究将评估在哪里可以最实际、最现实和最有效地实施干预措施。

The project aims to create a quantitative modelling framework for assessing the absolute sustainability of cities by combining global multi-region input-output analysis with the 'safe and just space' concept for human development. The model will allow assessment of the full supply chain environmental and social impacts of urban economic activities against biophysical planetary limits as well as social foundation thresholds defined in the literature. The project will advance sustainability science methodology and will greatly benefit worldwide initiatives for urban sustainability. Case studies on Australian cities will assess where interventions can be most practically, realistically and effectively implemented.