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{"title":"Climate-friendly mobility in cities. Planning for carbon reduction in the long term in four European cities","authors":"Ekki Kreutzberger ,&nbsp;Arjan van Binsbergen ,&nbsp;Arkadiusz Drabicki ,&nbsp;Fabian Reitemeyer ,&nbsp;Fatemeh Torabi Kachousangi ,&nbsp;Niels van Oort","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.101021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.101021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many cities have ambitious climate targets, like becoming climate-neutral by 2050, 2040 or 2030, but are uncertain about how mobility and land use should change in order to reduce GHG emissions to levels consistent with the cities’ aims. Finding answers on this, and also on the question of how to strike an effective balance between desired fundamental transformation and realistic expectations, was at the heart of the Interreg Europe project 2050 CliMobCity (2050 Climate-friendly Mobility in Cities). The project partners were four medium-sized but otherwise quite different cities (Bydgoszcz, Plymouth, Thessaloniki and Leipzig), along with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and TU Delft. Each partner city conducted a so-called demonstration study, which required defining ambitious packages of measures (mobility, land use, electrification) and forecasting changes in mobility by macroscopic transport modelling. PIK then analysed GHG emissions using its carbon model. This paper extends the demonstration studies into a case-study approach. This is preceded by an exercise in consistently structuring types of GHG and mobility performances and corresponding measures. The case-study approach is supplemented by a review of the literature on shared and micromobility. A conclusion drawn from the case study is that none of the partner cities is in fact sufficiently reducing GHG emissions. Even if electricity production was completely green, the remaining gap between GHG reduction aims and analysed GHG delivery lies between 30–81 %, dependent on the scenario and city. Shared and micromobility seem not to lead to strongly deviating conclusions. We discuss policies to close the gap. One major option discussed is tackling GHG emissions from urban freight, in forms such as organising public-private cooperation designed to accelerate the electrification of freight vehicles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"202 ","pages":"Article 101021"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145705730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Wishful City: A strategic approach to narrow the gap between theory and practice of urban development","authors":"Rita Castel'Branco,&nbsp;António Ricardo da Costa","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.101011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.101011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cities have the unique potential to either exacerbate or help resolve social and environmental challenges. However, a significant gap exists between theoretical knowledge of what makes a good city and the actual production of urban spaces. This research narrows that gap by offering a pathway to the 'Wishful City' - defined as one that contributes to the happiness of the majority of its inhabitants while supporting a thriving planet. To achieve this, the study combines strategic planning with scientific methods, following two parallel lines of investigation. The first delves into a broad literature review, to identify the human Core Values a city should deliver. The second synthesizes urban quality criteria suggested by experts over time to define the Urban Requisites for an exemplary city. The research then shows how each Urban Requisite contributes to the fulfilment of each Core Value and, therefore, of the Wishful City itself. Rather than proposing an urban utopia, this study considers the city as a continuous, collective creation, where individual contributions should support common needs and aspirations. To this end, it offers a well-founded framework for developing responsive urban norms tailored to local contexts. It provides a solid step towards more assertive urban policies, fostering cities with better outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 101011"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145278257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Planning competencies and transformative pedagogy for sustainable development","authors":"Abbas Ziafati Bafarasat ,&nbsp;Mark Baker ,&nbsp;Ali Cheshmehzangi ,&nbsp;Robert Goodspeed ,&nbsp;Mark Scott ,&nbsp;Ayyoob Sharifi ,&nbsp;M. Reza Shirazi ,&nbsp;Dave Valler ,&nbsp;Kristof Van Assche ,&nbsp;Andrew Butt ,&nbsp;Menelaos Gkartzios ,&nbsp;Emilia Román-López ,&nbsp;Paul Stangl ,&nbsp;Elisabetta Vitale Brovarone ,&nbsp;Emil Pull ,&nbsp;Pieter Van den Broeck ,&nbsp;Rafael Córdoba-Hernández ,&nbsp;Pardis Akbari ,&nbsp;Giancarlo Cotella ,&nbsp;Keegan Curry ,&nbsp;Xenia Katsigianni","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100996","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100996","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understood as “a means by which society decides collectively what urban [and rural] change should be like and tries to achieve that vision by a mix of means.”, there is broad consensus that planning should fully incorporate the notion of sustainable development. Planners have a critical role in envisioning and driving local transitions to sustainable development. This requires transforming what planners learn and how they learn in higher education. This study is the first to identify a set of planning competencies for sustainable development. It proposes in three areas planning competencies for sustainable development, including (a) knowledge to understand human settlements, (b) skills to plan sustainable settlements, and (c) values to stand for sustainable communities. Following a conceptual analysis of transformative pedagogy as a superior theoretical approach to teaching for sustainable development, this study is also the first to identify types of transformative learning activities, including (1) unlearning- relearning activities, (2) learning through new experiences, and (3) ill-structured problem solving. The study therefore makes original contributions to both planning and education literature, in addition to its interdisciplinary methodological contribution through an original design of ‘framing and sensemaking + reframing’ applied for knowledge recombination between two fields – i.e., sustainability competencies, and planning competencies. The study presents case examples submitted by planning schools around the world to demonstrate transformative learning activities that enhance planning competencies for sustainable and resilient urban development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 100996"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144773088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Biophilic street design for urban heat resilience","authors":"Yiqun Li ,&nbsp;Bao-Jie He","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100988","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100988","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cities are facing urban heat problems which have significant environmental, economic, and social impacts. Environmental deterioration is another challenge threatening cities. To avoid hazardous environmental exposure, citizens increase the reliance on indoor space while this causes an emerging challenge to human health and wellbeing. Addressing more than one challenge in an urban context is essential. Preparing for an increasingly hot era is urgent for both developing and developed nations to mitigate negative consequences, and there is a need of biophilic design to integrate humans and nature. However, few studies have explored the integration of heat–resilient design and biophilic design. This study aims to address this gap by developing a framework for heat–resilient biophilic street (HERBST) design, where the street is highlighted for its key role in public activity. This study delineates biophilic theory and outlines biophilic street design elements, activities, attitudes and knowledge, and institutions and governance based on literature review. Afterwards, this study analyses heat–resilient street design in terms of design goals, implementation pathways, and issues addressed to clarify the potential of integrating biophilic street design and heat–resilient street design. Furthermore, this study reveals the relevance and complementarity between the two and defines the HERBST framework. In particular, the HERBST framework aims to reduce heat stress for pedestrians, increase the time people spend outdoors, increase social interaction, and alleviate heat-related physical and mental health problems while strengthening the connection between people and nature. The technical pathway of the HERBST framework is categorized into heat mitigation, adaptation, and management. Heat mitigation includes measures for transport planning, road facilities, building facades, and pocket parks; heat adaptation is linked to lifestyles, multi-sensory experiences, mental health, and social connectivity; and heat management is linked to governance systems, economic structures, and advocacy and education. The HERBST framework implementation is elucidated through site analysis, goal setting, planning and design, implementation, maintenance and management, and post-occupancy evaluation. Finally, this study discusses the research, design, cognitive, social, cultural, institutional, regulatory, and economic barriers associated with HERBST and provides recommendations. Overall, this study presents an innovative, coordinated, and implementable solution to urban extreme heat and environmental deterioration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 100988"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144587694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The properties of rent, real estate and urban reform in the contested appropriation of space in contemporary Brazilian favelas","authors":"Jeroen Johannes Klink,&nbsp;Rosana Denaldi","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100987","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100987","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Grounded in the Brazilian context, this paper offers three key contributions to a broader audience interested in planning, urban studies, and informal settlements or <em>favela</em> upgrading in the Global South. First, it engages with and expands upon theoretical debates concerning the role of the state, the market, and the social appropriation of space in 20th-century favelas, aiming to establish a conceptually grounded and empirically informed dialogue with the complexity and heterogeneity of contemporary informal settlements. Second, drawing on fieldwork conducted in the Heliópolis favela in São Paulo, we examine how this settlement diverges both from earlier representations of itself and from prevailing narratives about metropolitan favelas in Brazil. Rather than offering a conventional case study meant to illustrate how broader theory manifests “on the ground,” our research contributes to wider discussions about the diverse characteristics—or “properties”—of contemporary urban informality. Third, while anchored in the historical and geographical specificities of Brazilian favelas, the paper invites broader reflections on the limits and possibilities of rights-based and reform-oriented urban planning in the Global South.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 100987"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144501629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Redefining planning: Emerging research specializations in Nigerian urban and regional planning","authors":"David Victor Ogunkan","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100968","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100968","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban and regional planning in Nigeria is undergoing a significant transformation, with increasing specialization shaping research priorities and professional practice. This study examines emerging areas of specialization in Nigerian planning research, analyzing self-reported expertise from 208 scholars across 40 institutions. Using qualitative thematic analysis, the study categorizes 87 distinct specializations into eight broad domains: Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Management and Sustainability, Transport and Infrastructure, Land Use and Regional Development, Social and Community Development, Economic and Resource Management, Health and Safety, and Innovative and Emerging Areas. Findings reveal a dominant focus on Housing and Environmental Management, reflecting urgent urbanization and sustainability concerns, while areas such as Health, Economic Planning, and Technological Innovation remain underexplored. The study also identifies institutional and regional disparities, with universities leading theoretical advancements and polytechnics emphasizing applied research. The South-West region emerges as a research hub, particularly in Housing, Environmental Sustainability, and Transport Planning. The findings contribute to international debates on generalist vs. specialist planning, highlighting both the benefits and challenges of increasing specialization. The study underscores the need for interdisciplinary collaboration and policy integration to ensure a balanced and inclusive approach to urban and regional planning in Nigeria. Future research should explore emerging fields such as climate resilience, smart urban management, and economic sustainability to address contemporary and future urban challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 100968"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Landscape science, coastal instruments, and landscape change: Evolutionary insights from Portugal","authors":"Carla Gonçalves ,&nbsp;Paulo Pinho ,&nbsp;José Alberto Gonçalves","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100959","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100959","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Since the mid-20th century, European landscapes, especially coastal regions, have faced significant transformations influenced by global and national trends, mainly driven by coastalisation. While studies have explored various aspects of coastal landscape changes across Europe and beyond, a fundamental gap remains: understanding how the conceptualisation and integration of landscape within coastal planning instruments impact broader landscape change evolution. This study addresses that gap through an evolutionary explanatory multiple case studies analysis of three municipalities in the Northern Region of Portugal, examining how the conceptualisation and integration of the landscape within three regional coastal planning instruments influenced coastal landscape changes from 1965 to 2018. Findings indicate that the degree of landscape integration varies among the coastal planning instruments, directly impacting the level of landscape protection. Our research suggests that higher levels of landscape integration could significantly enhance coastal landscape protection. An unexpected finding emerged regarding the conceptualisation of the landscape. While one might expect that a holistic conceptualisation would lead to high levels of integration, this was not always the case. Results also highlight how underlying narratives, strongly influenced by the European Union, shaped the interpretation and practical management of coastal landscapes. Our research concludes with a call for further empirical research across diverse geographies to deepen understanding of coastal landscape governance. It also emphasises the need for political will to embrace risks and foster a radical, transformative shift to approach and conceptualise the governance system in line with the changing dynamics and socio-ecological values of coastal landscapes towards coastal landscape governance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 100959"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143687657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lessons-learnt from growth pole strategies in the developing world","authors":"Susanne A. Frick ,&nbsp;Andrés Rodríguez-Pose","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100958","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100958","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Growth pole policies, despite claims otherwise, remain highly relevant and widely applied across the globe. Over recent years, they have emerged as a key instrument in development strategies, often under different names. However, the concept of growth pole policies has remained somewhat elusive, and few studies have systematically evaluated their effectiveness. This has resulted in a lack of comprehensive analysis, particularly regarding their viability and impact in developing countries. The main aim of this paper is to examine the key advantages and challenges involved in the design and implementation of growth pole policies. It outlines the theoretical foundations of these policies and reviews their recent application in various developing regions. Ten case studies were analysed to identify six key lessons, differentiating between successful initiatives —those that met their objectives— and less successful ones.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"195 ","pages":"Article 100958"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143563097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cultural pluralism and inclusive urban revitalisation: The experience of Dandenong, Melbourne","authors":"Hayley Henderson,&nbsp;Helen Sullivan,&nbsp;Brendan Gleeson","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100943","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2025.100943","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines urban revitalisation in Dandenong, a key activity centre in Melbourne and one of Australia’s most culturally diverse localities. Conducted in two phases, the research focused on state-led revitalisation between 2006–2021. The first phase of the research (2015–2019) formed part of an international study on collaborative urban governance post-Global Financial Crisis, using predominantly qualitative methods (Davies et al., 2022). The second phase employed statistical and geospatial analyses (2011–2021) to examine the extent of superdiversity and potential gentrification risks in Dandenong, as two lesser-understood phenomena emerging from the first phase of the study. This paper first seeks to identify the social and spatial conditions that supported superdiversity to consolidate as a key feature of Dandenong over time. Framed by Fincher and Iveson’s (2008) <em>social logics</em>—redistribution, recognition, and encounter—the paper then critically explains how inclusive revitalisation emerged in this superdiverse activity centre. We found that a well-resourced revitalisation program led by the Victorian Government and decisive, revitalisation works led by the local council, the City of Greater Dandenong built upon existing community-based mutual support networks and place-making activities to instigate a process of revitalisation. We then offer reflections on the qualities of public policy and collaboration, including values like openness to difference and acknowledgment of interconnectedness, which supported distinct opportunities for learning and solidarity in problem-solving the complex issue of urban decline in Dandenong. However, the paper also reveals limitations, where recognition of difference fell short, exposing some exclusionary elements within the revitalisation process. The findings underscore the importance of planning with social justice principles, local capacity, and recognising the value of cultural diversity and pluralism for urban renewal efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"194 ","pages":"Article 100943"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143292515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How is urban agriculture practiced, institutionalized, implemented, and sustained? A literature review","authors":"Nour Alkhaja,&nbsp;Khaled Alawadi,&nbsp;Kholoud Almemari,&nbsp;Ghalya Alshehhi","doi":"10.1016/j.progress.2024.100917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.progress.2024.100917","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban agriculture (UA) has emerged as a crucial strategy for ensuring sustainable food access in both developing and developed nations. However, the interplay between planning regulations and land availability significantly influences farmed land's scope and location, directly impacting UA activities' scale and intensity. The spatial mechanisms governing land use for UA stem from planning regulations, which may or may not align with food policies shaped by municipal actors—whose objectives often differ from those of civil actors. This review analyzes current urban agriculture practices in cities to explore how UA is practiced, institutionalized, implemented, and sustained, considering the influence of governance mechanisms and focusing on land-based forms of UA. By reviewing 51 peer-reviewed articles, consistent challenges impeding UA across various contexts were identified. Key factors include discord between civil and municipal actors, contextual elements affecting the enactment of supportive UA policies, and urban densification encroaching upon UA land. While these issues vary between developed and developing cities, they are primary drivers of informal or constrained UA practices and tenure insecurity. The review concludes that policies aimed at regulating UA to enhance food security should prioritize scaling up farming practices by ensuring access to larger plots with more secure tenure durations. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for flexible land-use and zoning ordinances that accommodate dual land uses, the establishment of UA protection zones to counter urban densification, and the active participation of civil actors in the process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47399,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Planning","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 100917"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143137704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}