Human Settlements

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe T. Cirella, Professor of Human Geography, works at the Faculty of Economics, University of Gdansk, Sopot, Poland, where he recently received his equivalency Doctor of Habilitation (Dr. Hab.) in Economics and Finance. He specializes in economic development, environmental social science, and sustainability. His interdisciplinary background also includes socio-political research throughout Eastern Europe, Africa, and China. After completing a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) at Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, within the Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Management, developing a sustainability-based index, he founded the Polo Centre of Sustainability in Italy. Notably, he has held professorships and scientific positions at Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, China; Life University, Sihanoukville, Cambodia; and Free University of Bozen, Bozen, Italy. In his early career,he worked with the Canadian International Development Agency in Indonesia as well as with Radarsat International in Brazil. He is also on the editorial board of a number of internationally-renowned academic peer-reviewed journals.

• Human settlements: Urban challenges and future development.- Adaptive knowledge sharing in turbulent times: Urban disaster risk and knowledge management.- Understanding the disaster risk of human settlements: Case research.- Research and development within public transport systems.- Energy transition in maritime transport: Solutions and costs.- Sustainability and renewable energy education: Children of the next generation.- Fostering sustainable development: Green energy policy in the European Union and the United States.- Shelterbelt planning in agriculture: Application from Bulgaria.- Synchronizing agricultural trade regulations: Case study from Subang regency.- Environmental safety in the Sustainable Development Goals: Public survey.- Sustainable Development Goals, Conflict, and Fragility: Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon.- The Pearl’s social and environmental failures: Development challenges.- Changing dynamics with COVID-19: Future outlook.