Angeles Sánchez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Granada (Spain). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Prize for Doctoral Thesis in Social Sciences (1999) from the same University. Angeles's research interests focus on poverty, economic inequalities, and sustainable development. She is the Director of the research group "Public Economy and Globalization-EPIC-SEJ3” and the Principal Investigator in various research projects obtained in a competitive call. She is an Associate Research Fellow at the Camilo Dagum, Tuscan Universities Research Centre on Advanced Statistics for the Equitable and Sustainable Development – ASESD (Italy), and an Associate Research Fellow in the Unit of Excellence in Advanced Research in Economics and Business at the University of Granada. She is a Member of the Scientific Committee of IEREK. She is a Co-Editor of Social Indicators Research. She has published and serves as a reviewer in a range of leading international peer-reviewed journals. She is Co-Vice President in the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies.Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Tunio is Esteemed Scholar, Educator, and Consultant in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, and management. He holds a Ph.D. from Alpen Adria University, Klagenfurt, Austria, and currently serves as Assistant Professor at the University of Sufism and Modern Sciences, Pakistan. With extensive academic experience at renowned institutions, he has published numerous research articles in top-tier journals, authored book chapters, and edited books with reputable publishers. Dr. Tunio has successfully secured research grants and actively contributes to policy discussions on entrepreneurship and sustainable business practices. He has trained entrepreneurs, SMEs, and professionals through various national and international programs. As Reviewer for several academic journals, he plays a key role in shaping scholarly discourse.Davide Longato is Spatial and Urban Planner with particular attention to environmental issues. Davide Longato is currently working in academia as Post-Doctoral Researcher and Contract Professor, focusing on various planning-related aspects that can guide sustainable development and environmental considerations in spatial decision-making contexts, plans, and policies. These include the development of GIS-based spatial assessments, the definition of planning strategies and instruments to implement sustainable actions and green interventions, and the design of approaches and solutions to address today's societal challenges in cities and regions. Davide Longato particularly specializes in climate adaptation planning and nature-based solutions for the ecological transition.Pir Mohammad is currently working as Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. He earned his Ph.D. in remote sensing, specializing in urban heat island studies over Indian cities from the Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, in 2021. He received the Excellence in Doctoral Research Award for his outstanding Ph.D. work in the science stream under the category of fundamental research. His area of research interest includes remote sensing, urban climate, urban heat island, and land use land cover change. He has authored a total of 20 SCI journal publications in the peer-reviewed journal of high repute, including GI Sciences & Remote Sensing, Science of the Total Environment, Urban Climate, Building & Environment, etc., one of which was selected as a highly cited paper in Quaternary International journal as per the Web of Science.