The former neglect of social sustainability as an ideal for urban development has been
exchanged with a newfound interest globally, nationally and locally. However, there is little …

The compact city has become part of the policy orthodoxy in dealing with climate change
and other sustainability challenges, and scholars from a diverse set of disciplines have …

Several cities have introduced densification policies to counteract urban sprawl, protect
natural land and resources, and create socially diverse and inclusive urban areas. The …

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

In this paper, we will delve into a somewhat unexplored element of urban densification–
namely, people's emotional responses to physically and socially densified neighbourhoods …

The recent debate on urban vibrancy and its associated spatial characteristics worldwide
has increasingly attracted the attention of planners and decision-makers in Norway and the …

Residential mobility, the movement of households within urban areas, is an important issue
for urban planning and development. However, little is known on how residential mobility …

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

In the pursuit of sustainability, the concept of 'car-reduced neighborhoods' promises to
decrease car ownership and increase car-independent mobility. However, mobility is not …

We investigate the urban transformation strategies of major developers and other key actors
in the context of neoliberalism and its influence on politics, including urban development …