We introduce a new way to measure the stringency of housing regulation. In lieu of a standard regulatory index or a single aspect of regulation like Floor Area Ratio, we draw on California cities’ estimates of their own total capacity for new housing. This measure of regulatory buildout...

In almost every field of science the gap between those who develop new advanced knowledge and make new discoveries and the common understanding of lay people is widening. This is hardly justifiable in those fields whose results have a direct impact on the life of the citizens of tomorrow, as for...

The principles of sustainability must inform every stage in the creation of the urban environment in which 80% of EU citizens live - planning and design, construction, operation and maintenance, renewal and reuse. This publication explains the practical contribution made by EU-funded research...

Co-operation between UN-HABITAT and the EU to share the results of their research efforts is helping to improve environmental conditions and the quality of life in cities around the world. This publication outlines the two bodies' achievements in the area of sustainable urban development,...

Questions of transport and land use lie at the heart of sustainable urban planning, and are fundamentally interlocked. This publication explains the substantial contribution already made by EU research to improved understanding of the opportunities for integration of policy and practice in these...

One of the problems and limitations of rapid urban development in developing countries is the interference of industrial and residential land uses. Hence, the separation of urban spaces for reducing environmental damage and increasing the citizenship comfort through intervention in urban...

The European urban atlas is a new project that provides reliable, inter-comparable, high resolution land use maps for 408 European cities and their surroundings for the reference year 2006. This is the first time that such information is available for European cities.