This article reviews the history and major milestones of the policy for territorial organisation in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. The review takes into account the origin and evolution of said policy in terms of the legal codes regulating the sector and the documents issued...

After describing a series of plans with implications for land use, this study aims to examine the collaboration problems which exist between the main groups involved and elaborate on potential legal solutions. Main results are the following: 1. German law requires that the interests of the...

The awareness that the competition with emerging Countries can only takeplace in terms of technology and innovation, and that cities are the fittest placeto meet the challenges of the new millennium, certify that in «smart» Europeancities innovative sectors, such as biotechnology, sustainable...

The project of circular automatic metro lines through the suburbs ringing central Paris (GPE) will raise the internal accessibility of the region substantially, linking radial lines. Today, job accessibility is 36 % lower in eastern suburbs than in western suburbs. The calculation of...

The hybrid approach to constructing regional I-O tables is cost efficient and relatively reliable. Even though road maps as to how to prepare regional tables are available, it is important to share experiences to reveal practical pitfalls. Also, it is necessary to assess whether additional...

Initiatives as the Covenant of Mayors and the European Union (EU) binding targets of 20-20-20 are bringing Regional Planning of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) at the center of attention nowadays. This situation creates the need for simplified and straight forward decision support systems for...

<b>RESUMEN:</b><br> <br> En este trabajo analizamos las innovaciones de una nueva generación de planes que, más allá de la diversidad de los ámbito de aplicación, conjugan un alcance híbrido. Con este fin estudiamos un elenco de casos europeos, en particular españoles, que ilustran las diversas...

Economic growth in China is accompanied by many problems, such as rapid deterioration of the environment and a sharp decline in the area of arable land. China’s current land-use planning system fails to deal with these problems, especially at the regional level. The lack of sustainable spatial...

Urban planning for a renewable energy future requires the collaboration of different disciplines both in research and practice. In the present article, the planning of a renewable energy future is approached from a designer’s perspective. A framework for analysis of the planning questions at...