World urbanisation is rising, and the UN predicts that 68% of the people will live in cities by
2050. Indeed, the question of how to foster a sustainable city is becoming a priority for the …

The creation of sustainable cities is believed to solve all our urban problems, whether the
problems are environmentally, socially or economically.'Sustainable cities' have gained …

This article is a review of scholarly works on planning for urban futures with special
reference to sustainable cities. The article aims to produce an update of the challenges and …

This article focuses on the concept, characteristics, theoretical research, and international
mainstream urban models of sustainable cities. Sustainability city refers to a city that is able …

This Sustainable Urban Development Textbook (2016) is the revised, expanded and
improved 2nd Edition of the original Sustainable Urban Development and Management …

This paper presents a concepualisation of the research and practice challenges facing those
of us working towards sustainable cities. I argue that these challenges are quite fundamental …

It is well known that sustainability has become a much needed target, especially considering
the recent rapid urban sprawl and the subsequent exacerbation of social, environmental …

Over the last three decades the environmental, economic and social crisis and the
challenges and possibilities offered by new technologies have become the drivers of plans …

There is a growing call for cities and the built environment to be managed or remanaged
based on the idea of sustainability. The rationale is to make cities more resilient and …

The departing point for this paper is that we do not know what a sustainable city is. The
present situation is characterised be small demonstration projects and strategies for urban …