This study illustrates an exploratory approach based on a Multiway Factor Analysis (MFA) to
estimate rapidity of change in complex urban systems, based on “fast” and “slow” variables …

Economic crises have influenced urban growth altering building cycles and re-shaping
house and labour markets as a consequence of increased socioeconomic disparities. In …

In the context of rapid urbanization, the comprehensive analysis of urbanization process,
urban expansion effects and the underlying driving factors have become increasingly crucial …

Urban forms are increasingly reflective of socio-economic change in metropolitan regions.
The present study illustrates an original approach to identify latent mechanisms of urban …

With urban population increasing dramatically worldwide, cities are playing an increasingly
critical role in human societies and the sustainability of the planet. An obstacle to effective …

Serious concerns with accelerating global warming have been translated into urgent calls
for increasing urban densities: higher densities are associated with lower greenhouse gas …

Building activity at the metropolitan scale reflects socioeconomic transformations
increasingly dependent on place-specific factors. The present study investigates height …

Metropolitan growth in Europe has resulted in drastic changes of urban forms, socio-spatial
structures and land-use patterns due to sequential processes of urbanization …

The urban environment is in constant motion, mostly through construction but also through
destruction of urban elements. While formal development is a process with long planning …

At the beginning of the 21st century, the phenomenon of shrinking cities was widely
discussed across Europe. Most European countries saw an increasingly ageing population …