The paper examines the restructuring of local-level spatial planning in Greece during and
after the crisis period. It analyses the reform paths that were developed and assesses the …

The aim of this paper is to examine the relation between city/urban planning and city
marketing/branding procedures through the analysis of Strategic Place Marketing …

In recent years, the sale of public land has become a fairly widespread financing solution:
capital gains obtained from the sale and redevelopment of public land, and secured through …

The debate over spatial planning highlights the need for more interdisciplinary, strategic,
and collaborative methods to achieve broad policy goals such as resilience and …

Developed essentially in the context of American cities, the Transit Oriented Development
(TOD) model has also occupied the literature regarding European cities, especially those …

Land use change poses as the top threat for biodiversity decline, and road sprawl as a key
driver behind it globally. According to the recent Landscape Fragmentation Indicator (LFI) …

Impervious land expansion is linked to ecosystem fragmentation and degradation, posing
threats to nature conservation and multiplying climate change impacts. This is particularly …

For many cities, abandoned or underused spaces pose a major challenge, but temporary
use is being manifested as a tool that can offer solutions. So-called “meanwhile spaces” …

The hierarchy of planning tools allows for rigorous guidance of decision-making at the local
level driven by a broader purpose determined at a higher level of policy formulation. The aim …

The social, historical and spatial processes that shape the centrality pattern of a city have
always been at the core of urban studies that explore the interplay between network …