The evolution of city growth is usually studied for relatively short time periods. The rise and decline of cities is, however, typically a process that takes many decades or even centuries. In this paper we study the evolution of Italian cities over the period 1300-1861. The first contribution...

Since the 1980s, the promotion of heritage values has gradually become a relevant issue for urban planning. Together with the emergence of new peripheries, inner-city areas and particularly old historic centres, affected by deterioration due to the recession of the last decades, have been the...

Die Qualität historischer Stadträume hat seit jeher eine besondere Faszination auf Stadtplaner*innen und Architekt*innen ausgeübt. Mit der Kritik an der modernen Stadt nach 1960 erfuhr die Betrachtung der alten Städte einen neuen Aufschwung. In Kombination unter anderem mit den...

Berlin ist in den vergangenen zehn Jahren mit seiner wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung weit hinter anderen deutschen und auch europäischen Metropolen zurückgeblieben. Allein von 1998 bis 2004 hat die Stadt 8% ihrer sozialversicherungspflichtigen Beschäftigungsverhältnisse verloren. In München...

Europe is first and foremost urban. In the 1990s, cities emerge stronger on the European scene; they wish to become attractive to people and capital. Winning the battle of sustainability is central to this effort, and presupposes a thorough understanding of this frequently used term, with...

In the past few years sustainability and sustainable development have become important concepts widespread over the world. There is no agreement on a common definition of sustainability, but there is a general need to measure and assess sustainability in different geographical and spatial...