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ReviewNature communications2026

Promoting sustainable development worldwide in the metacoupled anthropocene.

Qutu Jiang, Zhenci Xu, Nishan Bhattarai, Yinyi Lin, Huijuan Xiao, Jingzheng Ren, Markus Pahlow, Zhimeng Jiang, Yali Liu, Xutong Wu and 9 more

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Review in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Qutu JiangDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-8557
Zhenci XuDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. xuzhenci@hku.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-077X
Nishan BhattaraiDepartment of Geography & Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2749-3549
Yinyi LinDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Huijuan XiaoDepartment of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0787-1576
Jingzheng RenDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9690-5183
Markus PahlowDepartment of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8673-2509
Zhimeng JiangDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yali LiuSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9493-7878
Xutong WuState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Disaster Risk Reduction, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6124-0436
Guanqiong YeOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2063-5068
Hongsheng ZhangDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-9442
Jinbao LiDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-4715
Peng ZhuDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-3971
Shunlin LiangDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yuanzheng CuiKey Laboratory of Watershed Geographic Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Chuan LiaoDepartment of Global Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5468-6894
Liang DongDepartment of Public and International Affairs, and School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9747-5851
Jianguo LiuCenter for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. liuji@msu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6344-0087

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Promoting sustainable development worldwide requires collaborative efforts across interconnected systems under integrated frameworks. Here, we illustrate the integrated metacoupling framework as a holistic lens for analyzing human-nature interactions within and between systems to advance integrated sustainability analysis. We propose six interrelated steps to operationalize the framework for Sustainable Development Goals' interaction analysis, progress assessment, and pathway modeling, contributing to the integration of knowledge for the 2030 Agenda and emphasizing "Leave No One Behind". We demonstrate that the framework offers interdisciplinary researchers a practical toolkit and supports policymakers in developing synergistic cross-system strategies for sustainable development across local to global scales.

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