In the real estate development process are several key actors involved who have different conceptions of how and which kind of value within the real estate projects is to be obtained. Architects focus on the aesthetic quality of buildings and define value as contribution to the cultural...

When developing urban areas, one ofthe key issues to consider is that oftraffic. The provision of well-planned,adequate transport infrastructure iskey to dealing with the levels of trafficgenerated by a major urban area. Theissue of accessibility is also important,and transport infrastructure...

Aim of this paper is to describe the present status of using social indicators within planning and decision procedures of public administrations in the Federal Republic of Germany. Methodological approach is: Exemplarily it is focused an actual planning procedure going over several years but now...

New impulses from theoretical discussions on urban planning strengthen the role of participation in urbanplanning. Combining this development with the options computer- and network-based technologies offerpromises to improve the citizens' satisfaction with the results of planning procedures. We...