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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Cities contribute around 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. There is currently a
massive growth in urban areas internationally, especially in developing countries. Urban …

Urban population has exponentially growth in the last decades and as consequence, cities
concentrate part of global environmental burdens among other impacts. Therefore, the use …

Urban population has been increasing and it is estimated to reach 70% of the total
population in the world by 2050. Governments are facing greater challenges every time in …

Sustainability has emerged as one of the important planning concepts from its beginnings in
economics and ecological thinking, and has widely been applied to assessing urban …

Urban areas are recognised as having a major influence in the drive towards making
development more sustainable. Consequently, robust and comprehensive methodologies …

A brief analysis of the environmental, social and economic paradigm of today's cities, allows
a simple conclusion to be reached: current cities are not sustainable. Considering this, it is …