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 …

Urban sustainability indicators are important instruments for assessing the performance of
cities. They include environmental, economic and social indicators designed to detect …

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 …

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 …

The issue of urban sustainability is currently exceptionally up to date, and the sustainable
development of cities has become an important topic on the political level. Many cities in 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 …

In order to achieve sustainability objectives, spatial modeling and simulations dedicated to
land and urban planning are increasingly useful for producing prospective scenarios to …

Scenarios are a useful tool to help think about and visualise the future and, as such, are
utilised by many policymakers and practitioners. Future scenarios have not been used to …

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