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2025

• Clarke, A., Samuel, N., Tozer, L., Ordonez-Ponce, E., Meaney, M., Telfer, L., Riemer, M., Dobai, J., Kohli, I. R. K., Anderson, S., Cash, C., Linton, S., Hill, J., Isabu, E. H., Eastwood, M., MacDonald, A., Pinchin, G., Mersereau, R., ElAlfy, A., Talbot, D., Zhou, Y., Kirke, E., & Gross, A. (2025). Community Partnerships for Equitable Local Climate Action: A How-To Guide on Partnership Design and Implementation from the Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP). Federation of Canadian Municipalities, ICLEI Canada & University of Waterloo. www.pcp-ppc.ca/resources/community-partnerships-for-equitable-local-climate-action-guide
• Feor, L., Clarke, A. & Wilson, J. (2025). The Impact of Population Size on Climate Performance Measurement Practices. Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1002/csr.70074
• Marlowe, J., Meaney, M., Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, ElAlfy, A., Clarke, A., Telfer, L., Gross, A., Ma, K., Talbot, D., Ordonez-Ponce, E., MacDonald, A., & Zhou, Y. (2025). Climate Budgeting Guide: A Report from the Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP). Federation of Canadian Municipalities, ICLEI Canada, & University of Waterloo. www.pcp-ppc.ca/resources/n-zap-climate-budgeting-guide
• Young, M., Tanguay, G.A., MacDonald, A., Zhou, Y., Giordano, A. (2025). Navigating municipal dynamics: unraveling the political threads in Canadian transport decarbonization policies. Transport Policy, 171, 128-139. DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.05.023.

2024

• McPherson, C. & Clarke, A. (2024). Leadership and Climate Change Mitigation: A Systematic Literature Review. Climate, 12(12), 207; DOI: 10.3390/cli12120207
• Akomolafe, B., Clarke, A. & Ayambire, R. (2024). Climate Change Mitigation Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa: The Technical Pathways to Deep Decarbonization at the City Level. Atmosphere, 15(10), 1190. DOI: 10.3390/atmos15101190
• Cornelius-Hernandez, T. & Clarke, A. (2024). The Current State of Integrating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into Knowledge Mobilization: A Systematic Literature Review. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal.  DOI: 10.1108/EDI-04-2023-0134        
• Stadler, L., Seitanidi, M.M., Knight, H., Leith, J., Clarke, A., Le Ber, M., Krasonikolakis, I., Bogie, J., Brunese, P. S., Lioliou, E., MacDonald, A., Pinkse, J. & Sehga, S. (2024). Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Societal Grand Challenges: Systematizing Differences in Scholarly Analysis. Journal of Management Studies. DOI: 10.1111/joms.13053
• MacDonald, Zhou, Telfer, Clarke, Meaney, Giordano, Linton, Tanguay, Tozer, ElAlfy, Ordonez-Ponce & Talbot. (2024). The State of Climate Action in Canadian Municipalities: A Report from the Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP). Federation of Canadian Municipalities, ICLEI Canada & University of Waterloo. https://www.pcp-ppc.ca/n-zap
• Lara-Morales, O. & Clarke, A. (2024). Sustainable Tourism Value Chain Analysis as a Tool to Evaluate Tourism Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals in Local Indigenous Communities. Journal of Ecotourism, 23(2), 129–147. DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2022.2147189
• Leal Filho, W., Dibbern, T., Pimenta Dinis, M. A., Coggo Cristofoletti, E., Mbah, M., Mishra, A., Clarke, A., Samuel, N.*, Castillo Apraiz, J., Rimi Abubakar, I., & Aina, Y. A. (2024). The Added Value of Partnerships in Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Journal of Cleaner Production, 438:140794.DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140794

2023

• Feor, L., Clarke, A. & Dougherty, I. (2023). Measuring Social Impact: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Directions. World, 4(4):816-837. DOI: 10.3390/world4040051
• Feor, L., Murray, D., Folger-Laronde, Z. & Clarke, A. (2023). Municipal Sustainability and Climate Planning: A Study of 38 Canadian Local Governments’ Plans and Reports. Environments, 10, 203. DOI: 10.3390/ environments10120203
• Clarke, A., Castillo Cifuentes, V. & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2023). Partnership Structure and Partner Outcomes: A Comparative Study of Large Community Sustainability Cross-Sector Partnerships in Montreal, Barcelona and Gwangju. Sustainability, 15(20), 14734. DOI: 10.3390/su152014734
• Neveroff, C. (2023). Deep Decarbonization in Cities: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement, Monitoring, and Reporting. MES thesis, SEED, University of Waterloo, Canada. UWSpace. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/19285 
• Akomolafe, B. (2023). Deep Decarbonization Pathways, Strategies, Governance, Actors and Roadblocks in Cities: Climate Change Mitigation Perspectives from Selected Sub-Saharan African Cities. MES thesis, SEED, University of Waterloo, Canada. UWSpace. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/19238 
• Lara-Morales, O. & Clarke, A. (2023). Sustainable Tourism Value Chain Analysis as a Tool to Evaluate Tourism Contribution to the SDGs in Local Indigenous Communities. Journal of EcoTourism. DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2022.2147189
• Eang, M., Clarke, A., & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2023). The Roles of Multinational Enterprises in Implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the Local Level. BRQ Business Research Quarterly, 26(1), 79–97. DOI: 10.1177/23409444221140912

2022

• Zhou, Y., Clarke, A., & Cairns, S. (2022). Toward Achieving Local Sustainable Development: Market-Based Instruments (MBIs) for Localizing UN Sustainable Development Goals. Urban Science, 6(1), 24. DOI: 10.3390/urbansci6010024
• Samuel, N. & Clarke, A. (accepted). Partnerships and the Sustainable Development Goals. In: Murphy, E., Walsh, P. & Banerjee, A. (Eds.) Partnerships and the Sustainable Development Goals. Springer.
  • View pre-publication version: Systematic Literature Review on Partnerships and the SDGs
  • Read the summary page here: Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Marlowe, J. & Clarke, A. (2022). Carbon Accounting: A Systematic Literature Review and Directions for Future Research. Green Finance, 4(1): 71-87. DOI: 10.3934/GF.2022004
  • Read the summary page here: Carbon Accounting
• Linton, S., Clarke, A., Tozer, L. (2022). Technical Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in Cities: Eight Best Practice Case Studies of Transformational Climate Mitigation. Energy Research and Social Science, (86), 102422. DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102422
  • Read the summary page here: Pathways to Deep Decarbonization at the Local Level
• Zhou, Y., Clarke, A., & FCM. (2022). Factsheet: Municipal Governance for Deep Decarbonization. Ottawa: Federation of Canadian Municipalities. https://fcm.ca/en/resources/mcip/factsheet-municipal-governance-deep-decarbonization
  • View Acknowledgements for the Factsheet
• Zhou, Y., Clarke, A., & FCM. (2022). Factsheet: Governance Components for Deep Decarbonization. Ottawa: Federation of Canadian Municipalities. https://fcm.ca/en/resources/mcip/factsheet-governance-components-deep-decarbonization
  • View Acknowledgements for the Factsheet
• Zhou, Y., Clarke, A., & FCM. (2022). Factsheet: Governance Strategies for Deep Decarbonization. Ottawa: Federation of Canadian Municipalities. https://fcm.ca/en/resources/mcip/factsheet-governance-strategies-deep-decarbonization
  • View Acknowledgements for the Factsheet

2021

• Ordonez-Ponce, E., Clarke, A., & MacDonald, A. (2021). Business Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals through Community Sustainability Partnerships. Sustainability, Accounting and Management Policy Journal, 12(6), 1239-1267. DOI: 10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2020-0068
• Darwazeh, D., Clarke, A., & Wilson, J. (2021). Framework for Establishing a Sustainable Medical Facility: A Case Study of Medical Tourism in Jordan. World, 2(3), 351-375. DOI: 10.3390/world2030022
• Linton, S., Clarke, A. & Tozer, L. (2021). Strategies and Governance for Implementing Deep Decarbonization Plans at the Local Level. Sustainability, 13(1), 154. DOI: 10.3390/su13010154
  • Read the summary page here: Pathways to Deep Decarbonization at the Local Level
• Ordonez-Ponce, E., Clarke, A., & Colbert, B. (2021). Collaborative Sustainable Business Models: Understanding Organizations Partnering for Community Sustainability. Business and Society, 60(5):1174-1215 DOI: 10.1177/0007650320940241
  • View pre-publication version: Collaborative Sustainable Business Models: Understanding Organizations Partnering for Community Sustainability

2020

• MacDonald, A., Clarke, A., Ordonez-Ponce, E., Chai, Z. & Andreasen, J. (2020). Sustainability Managers: The Job Roles and Competencies of Building Sustainable Cities and Communities. Public Performance & Management Review, 43(6), 1413-1444. DOI: 10.1080/15309576.2020.1803091
  • View pre-publication version: Sustainability Managers: The Job Roles and Competencies of Building Sustainable Cities and Communities
• Ordonez-Ponce, E. & Clarke, A. (2020). Sustainability Cross-Sector Partnerships: The Strategic Role of Organizational Structures. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 27(5): 2122-2134. DOI: 10.1002/csr.1952
  • View pre-publication version: Sustainability Cross-Sector Partnerships: The Strategic Role of Organizational Structures
• Sun, X., Clarke, A. & MacDonald, A. (2020). Implementing Community Sustainability Plans through Partnerships: An Examination of the Relationship between Partnership Structural Features and Climate Change Mitigation Plan Outcomes. Sustainability, 12(15), 6172. DOI: 10.3390/su12156172
• Wong, K., Clarke, A. & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2020). Cross-Sector Partnerships for Implementing Community Climate Action Plans: Implementation Structures, Partner Outcomes and Plan Outcomes. In: von Schnurbein, G. (Ed.) Transitioning to Strong Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG Book Series. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI.
• Zhou, Y., Clarke, A., & Cairns, S. (2020). Building Sustainable Communities Through Market-Based Instruments (pp. 233-247). Walker, T., Goubran, S. & Sprung-Much, N. (Eds.) Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective. USA: Wiley Blackwell.
  • View pre-publication version: Building Sustainable Communities Through Market-Based Instruments
• Linton, S. (2020). Deep Decarbonization in Cities: Pathways, Strategies, Governance Mechanisms and Actors for Transformative Climate Action. MES thesis, SEED, University of Waterloo, Canada. UWSpace. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/16325
• Castillo Cifuentes, V. (2020). Local Sustainability Partnerships: Understanding the Relationship Between Partnership Structural Features and Partners’ Outcomes. MES thesis, SEED, University of Waterloo, Canada. UWSpace. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/15770