Options magazine

Options magazine showcases the complex interdisciplinary research carried out at IIASA by highlighting the latest research news and bringing together different strands of work from across the institute to show how they fit together to inform policy and solve the interconnected global problems that society face today.

Winter 2023

Pursuing the urban utopia

Options Magazine, Winter 2023: Pursuing the urban utopia

Summer 2023

Into the great wide open

Options Magazine, Summer 2023: Into the great wide open

Winter 2022

Building trust in science for a sustainable future

Options Magazine, Winter 2022: Building trust in science for a sustainable future

Summer 2022

Celebrating 50 years of systems science

Options Magazine, Summer 2022: Anniversary edition

Winter 2021

People at the heart of climate change

Options Magazine, Winter 2021: A systems look at how our decisions are driving global change.

Summer 2021

Defense of the natural realm

Options Magazine, Summer 2021: At a crucial moment for nature, IIASA research offers hope to turn things around.

Winter 2020

COVID-19: A shock to the global system

Options Magazine, Winter 2020: Addressing impacts and harnessing opportunities for a more sustainable post-COVID world.

Summer 2020

The gender dimension of sustainable development

Options Magazine, Summer 2020: Our world is in the midst of an economic transformation as labor upheavals and climate change wreak havoc on present sustainability models. Could a focus on women’s empowerment help find a way out?