In recent years a number of urban sustainability assessment frameworks are developed to
better inform policy formulation and decision-making processes. This paper introduces one …

Purpose–As a consequence of rapid urbanisation and globalisation, cities have become the
engines of population and economic growth. Hence, natural resources in and around the …

Enhancing energy efficiency is an important goal of climate change mitigation policies.
Promoting energy efficiency projects in developing countries has faced several barriers …

The urban transformation is the result of several decisions made in a variety of temporal and
spatial scales, which concern the field of urban planning regarding the location of buildings …

Australian communities face increasing losses and disruption from natural disasters.
Disaster resilience is a protective characteristic that acts to reduce the effects of, and losses …

This article aims to analyze how sustainability in European agriculture might evolve in the
long run, depending on which different policy scenarios are used. Particular attention is paid …

This collection of papers is about the energy dimension of a smart city. Its goal is to mark a
boundary around the concept of “city smartness”, considered with regard to the energy issue …