House prices have increased significantly in Canada over the past decade, driving household debt and residential construction activity to historical highs. Although macro-prudential tightening has slowed the pace of household borrowing in the last few years, house prices have continued to trend...

Das Forschungsfeld "Fläche im Kreis - Kreislaufwirtschaft in der städtischen/stadtregionalen Flächennutzung" wurde Ende 2003 initiiert. Zwischen den Jahren 2004 und 2006 wurden im Forschungsfeld systematisch Lösungsansätze zur Umsetzung der flächenpolitischen Ziele der Nationalen...

The U.S. population is becoming increasingly urban and has gradually shifted to the south and west. Policy restrictions have played a role in preventing dynamic areas expanding, and when they do expand it can be through low-density housing sprawl. Land use restrictions and a sluggish housing...

This paper identifies opportunities to refine OECD’s indicators of land cover and land use and their regular production for all OECD and G20 countries. A comprehensive review is conducted of the available datasets at the global, regional and national levels, including data derived from remote...