In the past decades several attempts were made for the ad-hoc application of systems of
indicators as decision-support tools towards sustainable urban development. The selected …

A great number of tools that assess sustainability exist. The analysis of 18 urban
sustainability indices and 7 urban sustainability systems of indicators that satisfy the …

During the process of building the sustainable development paradigm in the last four
decades, the incorporation and integration of the urban dimension has been gaining …

In a global context, the identification of frameworks and assessment tools for achieving
sustainable development requires the study of urban sustainability at different scales. While …

The concept and practice of sustainability in urban planning have gained worldwide
significance since the early 2000s and have become increasingly mainstream in the …

The use of indicators constitutes internationally an important tool for assessing the progress
achieved towards sustainable development. Measuring the sustainability in urban areas …

Scenarios are a useful tool to help think about and visualise the future and, as such, are
utilised by many policymakers and practitioners. Future scenarios have not been used to …

The main goal of this paper is to analyse the flexibility and applicability of urban
sustainability assessment methodologies, and propose an approach for the sustainable …

Contemporary approaches in urban ecology should take into account interactions and
feedbacks between socio-ecological dimensions. Sustainability indicators are key tools to …

Urban sustainability rankings may be useful for urban planning. How urban sustainability is
defined influences the results of urban sustainability rankings. Various efforts have been …