Ever since President George W. Bush withdrew the US from the Kyoto Protocol in 2001,
many have feared that it was simply too late to save the planet from catastrophic climate …

Justice has always been a major topic within political philosophy, but scholars in the
behavioural sciences have largely avoided normative statements. After the urban uprisings …

The traditional argument for spatial planning is that it incorporates the public interest into the
development of land by suppressing selfish actions and coordinating multiple activities …

With a comparably high degree of de‐commodification in the urban housing market, A
msterdam has been long considered a prime example of a 'E uropean city'and a 'just city' …

By changing the institutionalised practices associated with resource distribution, the sharing
economy could support sustainable urban transformations. However, its impacts on urban …

Quality of life has recently gained prominence in the urban affairs, development, and
planning debates. A wide-range of factors have been linked to quality of life, including …

Urban sprawl has a negative relationship with regional health outcomes, such as high
obesity and chronic diseases related to physical inactivity. At the same time, literature has …

Gentrification, displacement and social exclusion are hot topics of debate in the city of
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. A current phenomena is short-term rentals of private homes. In …

This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary issues within global society and
how these relate to six case study examples (UK, USA, China, India, South Africa …

Neighborhood life expectancy varies by as much as 10 years across the City of Louisville. In
2013, the Greater Louisville Project funded by local government, businesses, and …