Today, cities worldwide are engaged in urban projects and activities in a concerted drive
towards sustainable development. However, the concept of “sustainable urban projects” is …

Interest in the sustainable city is growing around the world and with it come important
questions about governing sustainable urban development. Why are there blockages to …

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 …

ABSTRACT The Sustainable City study of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment
Agency (PBL) uses an analytical–deliberative approach to generate integrated options for …

How do policy-makers achieve the objective of building a sustainable urban future? This is
the critical question that lies at the core of this book. We are not going to approach this …

The move to cities and concerns about environmental sustainability are two of the defining
trends shaping the twenty-first century. This book is the third in a series about urban …

This chapter introduces a particular understanding of the urban context against the
background of on-going societal change and persistent problems that threaten to induce …

With cities acknowledged as key players for active involvement towards more sustainability
(Parnell 2016), the city–or the urban scale–is seen as a, or even the, decisive field that can …

Highlights•Resource Efficient and Resilient City are key for urban sustainability
transformations.•Implementation gaps occur despite the existence of technical measures …

How do policy makers achieve the objective of building a sustainable urban future? This is
the critical question that lies at the core of this book. We are not going to approach this …