As a result of urbanisation and climate change, many cities experience the necessity of
efficient and sustainable land use. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are interventions that …

The academic literature on urban policy and planning which explicitly links to neo-liberalism
is huge. The paper systematises much of this literature from the period 1990 to 2010, with an …

Performance-based planning (PBP) is designed to determine city planning standards based
on local activity characteristics; however, there have been few practical applications of this …

While certain aspects of Henri Lefebvre's writings have been examined extensively within
the disciplines of geography, social theory, urban planning and cultural studies, there has …

Performance-based planning is advocated as a promising alternative to more common
prescriptive approaches (eg, traditional zoning), to manage the complexity of current urban …

Traditional land-use planning models have been unable to completely address
environmental protection concerns without taking into account the suitability of the land to …

As urban systems continue to grow worldwide, urban peripheries increase in number and
typologies, which makes their planning a challenge for sustainable development. The aim of …

COVID-19 hit Italy in February 2020 after its outbreak in China at the beginning of January.
Why was Italy first among the Western countries? What are the conditions that made Italy …

There is a rising demand to use nature and natural processes to address a different range of
urban issues, especially when looking at the risk of pluvial flood associated with climate …

Addressing urban challenges with nature-based approaches can improve and protect
ecosystem services. Yet, urban planning has not efficiently integrated such approaches to …