Rapid urbanization creates new challenges and issues, and the smart city concept offers
opportunities to rise to these challenges, solve urban problems and provide citizens with a …

Modern urban transportation systems continuously challenge, and are challenged by, the
changing nature of 21st-century travel demand. Today, congestion is the norm in cities of the …

In the search for both immediate solutions and long-term transitions towards sustainability,
green infrastructures (GI) are increasingly linked to urban water management. In this study …

Universities are being seen as key urban institutions by researchers and policy makers
around the world. They are global players with significant local direct and indirect impacts …

There is a lack of information on the environmental effects of urban change and the
dynamics of greenspace. Such information is essential for a better understanding of the …

The 2030 agenda for sustainable development calls for a holistic approach. It needs to
tackle multidimensional aspects such as poverty, inequality, inclusivity, skill development to …

Understanding how urban form (UF) affects CO 2 emissions is important to reduce
emissions in the practice of urban planning and management. This study investigates the …

This chapter discusses the small number of interlinked principles for sustainable
development which derive from these concerns, and then moves on to assess how four …

This article uses the narrative tool of a walk through Tianjin Eco-City, China, as an entry
point in raising and discussing key questions in contemporary eco-city research. Eco-city …

Cities are complex ecosystems affected by social, economic, environmental, and cultural
factors. The problem of attaining urban sustainable development is thus an important …