Urban Policy in Germany Towards Sustainable Urban Development

Urban Policy in Germany Towards Sustainable Urban Development
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 95
Release: 1999-07-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9264173196

This book analyses steps taken by Germany to reviatlise city centres against the background of features specific to Germany: its federal system, the unification process, and its polycentric urban pattern.

Urban Policy in Germany

Urban Policy in Germany
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1999
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

This book analyses steps taken by Germany to reviatlise city centres against the background of features specific to Germany: its federal system, the unification process, and its polycentric urban pattern.

Contemporary Co-housing in Europe

Contemporary Co-housing in Europe
Author: Pernilla Hagbert
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2019-11-18
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0429832885

This book investigates co-housing as an alternative housing form in relation to sustainable urban development. Co-housing is often lauded as a more sustainable way of living. The primary aim of this book is to critically explore co-housing in the context of wider social, economic, political and environmental developments. This volume fills a gap in the literature by contextualising co-housing and related housing forms. With focus on Denmark, Sweden, Hamburg and Barcelona, the book presents general analyses of co-housing in these contexts and provides specific discussions of co-housing in relation to local government, urban activism, family life, spatial logics and socio-ecology. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in a broad range of social-scientific fields concerned with housing, urban development and sustainability, as well as to planners, decision-makers and activists.

Planning, Development and Management of Sustainable Cities

Planning, Development and Management of Sustainable Cities
Author: Tan Yigitcanlar
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3038979066

The concept of ‘sustainable urban development’ has been pushed to the forefront of policymaking and politics as the world wakes up to the impacts of climate change and the destructive effects of the Anthropocene. Climate change has emerged to be one of the biggest challenges faced by our planet today, threatening both built and natural systems with long-term consequences, which may be irreversible. While there is a vast body of literature on sustainability and sustainable urban development, there is currently limited focus on how to cohesively bring together the vital issues of the planning, development, and management of sustainable cities. Moreover, it has been widely stated that current practices and lifestyles cannot continue if we are to leave a healthy living planet to not only the next generation, but also to the generations beyond. The current global school strikes for climate action (known as Fridays for Future) evidences this. The book advocates the view that the focus needs to rest on ways in which our cities and industries can become green enough to avoid urban ecocide. This book fills a gap in the literature by bringing together issues related to the planning, development, and management of cities and focusing on a triple-bottom-line approach to sustainability.

A Territorial Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals

A Territorial Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals
Author: OECD
Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: City planning
ISBN: 9789264719309

In the face of megatrends such as globalisation, climate and demographic change, digitalisation and urbanisation, many cities and regions are grappling with critical challenges to preserve social inclusion, foster economic growth and transition to the low carbon economy. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set the global agenda for the coming decade to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. A Territorial Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals argues that cities and regions play a critical role in this paradigm shift and need to embrace the full potential of the SDGs as a policy tool to improve people's lives. The report estimates that at least 105 of the 169 SDG targets will not be reached without proper engagement of sub-national governments. It analyses how cities and regions are increasingly using the SDGs to design and implement their strategies, policies and plans; promote synergies across sectoral domains; and engage stakeholders in policy making. The report proposes an OECD localised indicator framework that measures the distance towards the SDGs for more than 600 regions and 600 cities in OECD and partner countries. The report concludes with a Checklist for Public Action to help policy makers implement a territorial approach to the SDGs.

Urban Social Sustainability

Urban Social Sustainability
Author: M. Shirazi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2019-01-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1351631535

This ground breaking volume raises radical critiques and proposes innovative solutions for social sustainability in the built environment. Urban Social Sustainability provides an in-depth insight into the discourse and argues that every urban intervention has a social sustainability dimension that needs to be taken into consideration, and incorporated into a comprehensive and cohesive ‘urban agenda’ that is built on three principles of recognition, integration, and monitoring. This should be achieved through a dialogical and reflexive process of decision-making. To achieve sustainable communities, social sustainability should form the basis of a constructive dialogue and be interlinked with other areas of sustainable development. This book underlines the urgency of approaching social sustainability as an urban agenda and goes on to make suggestions about its formulation. Urban Social Sustainability consists of original contributions from academics and experts within the field and explores the significance of social sustainability from different perspectives. Areas covered include urban policy, transportation and mobility, urban space and architectural form, housing, urban heritage, neighbourhood development, and urban governance. Drawing on case studies from a number of countries and world regions the book presents a multifaceted and interdisciplinary understanding from social sustainability in urban settings, and provides practitioners and policy makers with innovative recommendations to achieve more socially sustainable urban environment.

Sustainable Development Critical Issues

Sustainable Development Critical Issues
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2001-07-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9264193189

How can we meet the needs of today without diminishing the capacity of future generations to meet theirs? This is the central question posed by "sustainable development". OECD countries committed themselves to sustainable development at the 1992 UN ...

Resilience Thinking in Urban Planning

Resilience Thinking in Urban Planning
Author: Ayda Eraydin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-11-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9400754760

There is consensus in literature that urban areas have become increasingly vulnerable to the outcomes of economic restructuring under the neoliberal political economic ideology. The increased frequency and widening diversity of problems offer evidence that the socio-economic and spatial policies, planning and practices introduced under the neoliberal agenda can no longer be sustained. As this shortfall was becoming more evident among urban policymakers, planners, and researchers in different parts of the world, a group of discontent researchers began searching for new approaches to addressing the increasing vulnerabilities of urban systems in the wake of growing socio-economic and ecological problems. This book is the joint effort of those who have long felt that contemporary planning systems and policies are inadequate in preparing cities for the future in an increasingly neoliberalising world. It argues that “resilience thinking” can form the basis of an alternative approach to planning. Drawing upon case studies from five cities in Europe, namely Lisbon, Porto, Istanbul, Stockholm, and Rotterdam, the book makes an exploration of the resilience perspective, raising a number of theoretical debates, and suggesting a new methodological approach based on empirical evidence. This book provides insights for intellectuals exploring alternative perspectives and principles of a new planning approach.

OECD Urban Policy Reviews: Kazakhstan

OECD Urban Policy Reviews: Kazakhstan
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2017-06-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9264268855

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of Kazakhstan’s urban policies in terms of economic, social and environmental impact.