Cities are not only home to around half of the global population but also major centers of economic activity and innovation. Yet, so far there has been no consensus of what a city really is. Substantial differences in the way cities, metropolitan, urban, and rural areas are defined across...

Cities are places of opportunity. They provide not just jobs but a whole range of public, cultural, social and consumption amenities. Transport is what connects people to these opportunities and cities provide access with varying degrees of success – especially when it comes to modes of...

Transport connects people, places and cities. Investment in transport infrastructure therefore helps bridging economic and social divides. It promotes economic growth and catching up of regions by providing access to jobs for workers and markets for firms. This report summarises evidence on the...

Durch Sharing kann der gesellschaftliche Energie- und Ressourcenverbrauch reduziert werden, ohne dabei den materiellen Wohlstand zu gefährden. Viele Menschen weltweit erklären sich auch bereit, Produkte gemeinschaftlich zu nutzen, anstatt sie individuell zu kaufen - tun dies in der Praxis aber...

Under the pressure of a complex configuration of interdependent factors – economic, demographic, technological, institutional and cultural – Italian cities are experiencing profound structural changes. The heterogeneity of the Italian urban system makes this process highly place-specific....

The paper focuses on ethical aspects related to the transfer of development rights (TDR), that is on the ethical values on which the choice to implement a TDR programme rests/should rest. In particular, the paper stresses the importance of taking the principle of equality of all citizens before...