Cities and urbanism have become increasingly central to social change because of their
dominance in culture and politics and as a result of massive urbanization. In line with such …

Regional land use, housing, and transport (MAL) agreements between the Finnish state and
municipalities in growth regions guide urban policy in the Helsinki metropolitan area …

Työssäni näen kaupunkiseudun strategisena yhteistyöalueena. Asetan kysymysteni
kohteeksi" kaupunkiseudun" käsitteen sekä kaupunkiseutujen yhteistyön ehdollistumat ja …

Due to the minimal role of statutory city-regional planning in Finland, the Finnish state
promotes inter-municipal, integrated planning of land-use, housing and transportation in the …

The political conditions for spatial planning in the Nordic countries are changing in multiple
directions. This chapter investigates recent shifts and trajectories of change in spatial …

Metropolitan governance and planning increasingly are understood as essential in
managing urban growth and fostering a sustainable and climate-friendly metropolitan …

This paper examines 'deal-based'policy responses to local and sub-regional governance
dilemmas, drawing on issues around strategic planning policy in Oxfordshire, UK. Deal …

This paper focuses on how local council members consider public-public contractual spatial
planning practices. Our approach addresses concerns over the depoliticisation of planning …

Norges forpliktelser etter Parisavtalen skal blant annet nås gjennom «nullvekstmålet», og et
av virkemidlene har vært koordinerte «flernivåpakker» av infrastrukturtiltak, bilrestriktive tiltak …

Current policy challenges are complex as they are caused by an interplay of natural and
anthropogenic phenomena, traversing environmental, social, financial and bureaucratic …