Adaptation policies are blooming in Europe but concrete policy changes and the implementation of additional measures still occur too rarely. We argue that this is partially due to political barriers intervening during the policy process. In support for our argument, we analyse how adaptation is...

Public authorities in charge of managing public real-estate assets at the local level face conflicting interests. In Switzerland, short-term solutions often prevail. This paper looks at another group of actors which are characterized by their long-term real-estate management strategies: civic...

Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the scientific world in general. However, at present, there is neither a generally accepted set of measures and evaluation methods, nor specific standards to be met. Sustainable...