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

With the aid of the “sustainable development” concept, the UN Brundtland Commission
developed in 1984 an alternative living scenario for present and future generations. The …

The Dutch Working Group on Sustainable Urban Development has recently delivered its
publication Sustainable Urban Design, The Next Step (Meijer & Dubbeling, 2010). The book …

Following the discourse about sustainable development based on the Brundtland
Commission's report and the processes in the UN Committee on Environment and …

Although urbanization steadily increases, many modern cities are finding the
accommodation of their populations an increasingly difficult task. Planners and policy …

In this article the future of sustainable urbanism is discussed. In current times a complex of
uncertainties demands sustainable environments. Three uncertainties are distinguished …

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

Containing the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and
Sustainability this book addresses the multi-disciplinary aspects of urban planning; a result …

The departing point for this paper is that we do not know what a sustainable city is. The
present situation is characterised be small demonstration projects and strategies for urban …

In the essay entitled 'Towards a Sustainable City Centre'(published in JGB Summer 2006),
the author reflected on principles how to best integrate ecologically sustainable …