This chapter reviews new developments made in response to complex objectives by
focusing on the Netherlands. The compact city and sustainability represent a belief system of …

This dissertation deals with Swedish planning practice. It focuses on municipalities as the
Swedish Planning and Building Act describes the planning of land and water as a municipal …

The concept of sustainable development was initially devised on the global stage in
institutions such as the United Nations, at the intersection of economic, environmental and …

The aim of this special issue is to address a conceptual and empirical gap in the existing
literature on sustainable cities. Uniquely, it brings together questions about the “what”(in this …

Ever since the publication of the Brundtland Report, Europe has been awash with policy
documents on sustainable building and sustainable cities. Many developers, contractors …

This paper explores challenges and possibilities for integrating goals of long-term
sustainable development into urban planning practice, with a specific focus on local …

For well over a decade, there has been a drive towards sustainability in planning throughout
the Nordic countries. But are these countries experiencing a paradigm shift in planning …

Presently dominant urban planning strategies and discourses do not sufficiently address the
crises of climate change, loss of nature and unjust inequality globally and nationally. The …

The pursuit of urban sustainability is considered central to sustainable development and is a
key objective of the global Sustainable Development Goals (2015) and the New Urban …

Visions and goals for sustainability in new neighbourhoods aim to engage developers and
citizens in the planning process. Against the backdrop of the market-oriented Swedish …