European urban sprawl : sustainability, cultures of (anti)urbanism and hybrid cityscapes
Europe ; Sustainable development ; Urban geography ; Urban sprawl
This paper has its origins in a comparative research project examining aspects of urban sprawl in Europe undertaken within the 5.FP EU. The project Urban Sprawl : European Patterns, Environmental Degradation and Sustainable Development (URBS PANDENS
EVK4-CT- 2001-00052) sought to understand recent trends in urban sprawl in a number of case study urban regions and to advise the European Commission on policy development with regard to the control, management and amélioration of the effects of urban
Spatial and functional changes in recent urban development of Zagreb
Business district ; Croatia ; Housing ; Hypermarket ; Shopping centre ; Transport ; Urban development ; Urban geography ; Zagreb
This article discusses the urban development of Zagreb in the transition period. It analyses four processes which have caused spatial and functional changes in the city's development within its administrative limits. These are : the process of a new
and more complex. In this connection the city has started to have more influence on the urban region's development. - (IKR)
Slovenia ; Spatial organization ; Sustainable development ; Urban development ; Urban geography
The main goal of the paper is to identify, analyse and evaluate the basic processus in spatial development in Ljubljana. In the first part of the paper the main theoretical and planning concepts of sustainable urban development as well as goals
and aims of Slovene spatial policy regarding urban development are presented. Characteristics and processes of recent urban development of Ljubljana are presented in five themes : inner urban development, derelict urban areas, areas of dispersed
urbanisation, functional transformation and mixed urban land use and residential areas. - (IKR)
Inner city ; Shopping centre ; Slovenia ; Trade ; Urban area ; Urban geography
Trade is one of the most dynamic, sensitive and complex factor of use and organisation of urban areas. These are the basic questions discussed in this study about the regional centre of Maribor. Shoping centres are strengthening their role
Environmental conservation ; Regional development ; Slovenia ; Sustainable development ; Urban ecology ; Urban geography
Environmental protection in the Ljubljana city municipality is one of three basic (beside economic and social), but unequally treated spheres of sustainable urban development. Compared to other European cities of similar size, Ljubljana
is not supposed to be among the most degraded urban areas. However, with some additions, the Spatial plan of the Ljubljana city municipality is a suitable expert scheme for more environmentally adjusted spatial development. Essential sustainable spatial challenges