Welche Rolle spielen Belange der Ressourcenschonung in der Stadt- und Infrastrukturentwicklung? Wo liegen geeignete Handlungsfelder, vielversprechende Potentiale und was sind zentrale Stellschrauben zur Stärkung dieses Umweltaspekts in der kommunalen Planungspraxis? Dieses Hintergrundpapier...

The aim of this study is to contribute to a process of learning about innovative and successful approaches to tackle problems and challenges of urban environmental protection. For this purpose, a detailed overview of the importance of environmental challenges, political priorities and successful...

Recent work has argued that zoning is responsible for racial segregation, disparities in public goods provision, growing regional inequality, and exploding housing costs in productive areas. However, the slow-moving nature of land regulation's effects suggests a crucial need for historical...

Zoning has been cited as a discriminatory policy tool by critics, who argue that ordinances are used to deter the entry of minority residents into majority neighborhoods through density restrictions (exclusionary zoning) and locate manufacturing activity in minority neighborhoods (environmental...