The need for more sustainable cities has become a primary objective of urban strategies.
The urgency for a radical transition towards sustainability in a long term-vision has brought …

Sustainable urbanism is seen today as one of the keys towards unlocking the quest for a
sustainable society. As a central paradigm of sustainable urbanism, the eco-city is promoted …

In the last couple of decades, efforts to render cities environmentally and socially
sustainable have culminated in a new phenomenon–the so-called eco-city. Throughout the …

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 …

Eco-town developments have been the testing grounds to improve upon the urban policies
and practices in the Northern and Western European countries since the early 1990s. It has …

Area 5 focuses on the regional and local dimensions of the new European path to socio-
ecological transition. Its central assumption is that any strategy developed to enhance a …

Urban researchers have acknowledged that current urban design tools do not sufficiently
take into account the complexity of various social factors (integration of the community, local …

This paper reflects upon the conceptual challenges involved in undertaking sustainable-
cities research. It draws upon our involvement in a wide variety of sustainable-cities …

This chapter outlines the framework for a more comprehensive accounting of cities'
environmental performance within a commitment to other sustainable development goals …

During the transition to the market economy the Central and Eastern European (CEE)
countries were concerned with the creation of the legal and institutional framework for …