Die anhaltende Inanspruchnahme unbebauter Flächen für Siedlungszwecke - unter anderem in Folge der Stadt-Umland-Wanderung privater Haushalte - steht in Konflikt mit dem Leitbild einer nachhaltigen Raumentwicklung.

The current urban planning model for Spanish cities does not meet the criteria for successful urban sustainability, in fact quite the opposite, it follows the disperse city model introduced twenty years ago by the boom in the construction industry and improved communication infrastructures. In...

Degradation of urban areas is a typical problem of many cities. The activities included in the process of regeneration are aimed at solving the problem in its social, economic and urban planning dimensions. The city is a cultural space of different values, an area of business life and a product...

California has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to address climate change. But in California, the sector that produces the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions is transportation, and reducing those emissions depends on reducing total vehicle miles traveled (VMT). And...

In China, Shanghai often serves as a place to introduce and try out new ideas. This is certainly the case with experimental urban planning and design solutions and sustainability transitions. This article identifies and evaluates the role of pilot projects and demonstration zones along the...

The book reflects on how intelligent urban regeneration can be an extraordinary driver of sustainable social and economic progress. It provides a friendly, evergreen and flexible thinking methodology that can serve as a reference guide to address a wide range of initiatives creating the...