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This introductory chapter provides an overview of the evolving relationship between geography and sustainabilitySustainability, emphasizing the growing role of innovative tools such as GISGeographic Information System (GIS), remote sensingRemote sensing, multi-criteria decision-makingMulti-criteria decision-making methods, and machine learningMachine learning in addressing global challenges. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using publication data from 2015 to 2024, revealing a five-fold increase in research output, with annual publications rising from fewer than 4000 in 2015 to over 17,000 in 2024. The strong linear growth trend (R2 = 0.96) reflects the rapidly expanding global commitment to sustainability science. Keyword co-occurrence mapping highlights the transition from traditional themes such as land use, soil erosion, and hydrological studies to more recent concerns including COVID-19, air pollutionAir pollution, big data analytics, and social vulnerability. Country-level collaboration networks show the dual leadership of the United States and China, with the United Kingdom, India, and Germany also emerging as central hubs in global research partnerships. Institutional networks further reveal the prominence of Western universities (Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Stanford, and Berkeley) alongside the rapid rise of Chinese institutions (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University, and Wuhan University), while smaller clusters from Iran, South Asia, and other regions signal the growing diversification of global scholarship. The chapter situates this edited volume within the expanding landscape of geography and sustainabilitySustainability research. It depicts the significance of interdisciplinary methods and international collaborations, while outlining four thematic pillars that structure the book: sustainableSustainable agriculture agricultureAgriculture, environmental monitoring and managementEnvironmental monitoring and management, urbanUrban sustainability sustainabilitySustainability, and sustainable tourismSustainable tourism and educationEducation. By integrating bibliometric evidence with thematic framing, the chapter establishes the scope, relevance, and scholarly contribution of the volume to geography, sustainability science, and applied spatial research.

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Geography and Sustainability in the Era of Emerging Technologies

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    2026年

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  • Jayanta Das,
  • Tapash Mandal,
  • Gayatri Mawale,
  • Md. Kamruzzaman,
  • G. M. Monirul Alam

摘要

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the evolving relationship between geography and sustainabilitySustainability, emphasizing the growing role of innovative tools such as GISGeographic Information System (GIS), remote sensingRemote sensing, multi-criteria decision-makingMulti-criteria decision-making methods, and machine learningMachine learning in addressing global challenges. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using publication data from 2015 to 2024, revealing a five-fold increase in research output, with annual publications rising from fewer than 4000 in 2015 to over 17,000 in 2024. The strong linear growth trend (R2 = 0.96) reflects the rapidly expanding global commitment to sustainability science. Keyword co-occurrence mapping highlights the transition from traditional themes such as land use, soil erosion, and hydrological studies to more recent concerns including COVID-19, air pollutionAir pollution, big data analytics, and social vulnerability. Country-level collaboration networks show the dual leadership of the United States and China, with the United Kingdom, India, and Germany also emerging as central hubs in global research partnerships. Institutional networks further reveal the prominence of Western universities (Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Stanford, and Berkeley) alongside the rapid rise of Chinese institutions (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University, and Wuhan University), while smaller clusters from Iran, South Asia, and other regions signal the growing diversification of global scholarship. The chapter situates this edited volume within the expanding landscape of geography and sustainabilitySustainability research. It depicts the significance of interdisciplinary methods and international collaborations, while outlining four thematic pillars that structure the book: sustainableSustainable agriculture agricultureAgriculture, environmental monitoring and managementEnvironmental monitoring and management, urbanUrban sustainability sustainabilitySustainability, and sustainable tourismSustainable tourism and educationEducation. By integrating bibliometric evidence with thematic framing, the chapter establishes the scope, relevance, and scholarly contribution of the volume to geography, sustainability science, and applied spatial research.