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

Studies of social movements generally focus on the mechanisms through which movements
affect the political will of states. Much of this research, in turn, implicitly assumes that the …

This study aimed to develop a balanced-based assessment framework to evaluate the
effectiveness of Neighborhood Development Offices'(NDOs) actions in improving the …

The territorial dimension of social policies and the role of cities as building blocks of social
inclusion strategies have long been neglected in comparative social policy analysis …

The book presents some of the outcomes of a Ph. D. research carried out between 2018–
2022. The scholarship was organized by the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies …

This theoretical contribution explores the use of four analytical elements to understand
European cities' commonalities and distinctive characteristics in the face of the challenges …

Executive summary The skills and competences–the policy capacity–of government to tackle
complex, place-based sustainability problems have repeatedly been highlighted, but remain …

This chapter, starting from the outcomes of the case studies, reflects on critical nodes that
arise in addressing the housing affordability crisis and elaborate possible responses to the …

1.1 Importance of the topic As the reader may notice, the title of this report resonates with the
title of Katrin Grossman's paper “Energy efficiency for whom? A conceptual view on …

This chapter introduces the housing affordability issue, the relevance of researching housing
affordability in the current situation and the approach used in the research that evolved into …