Background Up to now, research has focused on the effects of urban renewal programs and
their impacts on health. While some of this research points to potential negative health …

Introduction Urban and transport planning have large impacts on public health, but these are
generally not explicitly considered and/or quantified, partly because there are no …

Greening cities, namely installing new parks, rooftop gardens or planting trees along the
streets, undoubtedly contributes to an increase in wellbeing and enhances the …

The paper aims at discussing the reciprocity of developing a dialogue between urban
planning and degrowth by arguing for two interactive processes:'spatialising degrowth'and …

Strengthening sustainability starts with maintaining a balanced relationship between society,
the environment, and the economy, and one of the pillars of doing this is increasing the …

Abstract The European Union promotes the paradigm of ecological modernization and the
effectiveness of eco-innovations (European Environment Agency, 2014). This is evident, in …

Planning policies in Europe and elsewhere increasingly promote urban densification as the
spatial planning solution for achieving urban sustainability goals. However, examples from …

Processes aiming to achieve urban transformation that includes sustainability can result in
green gentrification and thus promote exclusivist, private green spaces. At the same time …

The article discusses futures in housing development by applying the approaches from
'future studies' to design two explorative scenarios reflecting alternative strategies for …

Abstract Cleanup of Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs) restores environmental benefits
to waterfront communities and is an essential condition for revitalization. We define …