How can cities be more sustainable and just? This question has guided a process of
synthesizing insights from previously funded research and innovation projects that deal with …

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 …

This book uses a unique typology of ten core drivers of injustice to explore and question
common assumptions around what urban sustainability means, how it can be implemented …

A sustainable city has been defined in many ways. Yet, the most common understanding is a
vision of the city that is able to meet the needs of the present without compromising the …

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 …

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

Scientists have warned that our 'business as usual'systems will lead to catastrophe for
humanity, and that neither technical innovation, optimization strategies nor …

“Cities are the abyss of the human species” wrote Jean-Jacques Rousseau in 1762 (1972,
p. 59). His description of human life in urban environments is widely echoed in today's view …

To realise their potential to lead in sustainability development, cities require both symbolic
resources such as social capital and legitimacy and material resources such as financial …

The design and deployment of green amenities is a way to tackle cities' socio-environmental
problems in the quest for urban sustainability. In this study, we undertake a systematic …