Despite all international, national and local initiatives to mitigate climate change, a certain
degree of climate change is unavoidable. Urban environments in particular seem vulnerable …

We develop conceptual understanding of political commitment in two approaches to organising
municipal responses to climate adaptation. The dedicated approach, based on direct …

The role of expert knowledge of the environment in decision-making about urban development
has been intensively debated. Most contributions to this debate have studied the use of …

Sustainable urban development entails integration of environmental interests into decision‐making
at the local level. To achieve this, higher tiers of government may compel …

Sustainable urban development requires the integration of environmental interests in urban
planning. Although various methods of environmental assessment have been developed, …

Intermodal transportation is often hampered by bottlenecks in transportation networks. One
might therefore expect a large amount of academic and policy research to be available that …

Governments all over the world experience institutional conflicts in transforming their fossil-based
energy system into a more renewable one. Between national, regional, and local tiers …

Mainstreaming climate adaptation requires the inclusion of climate adaptation in the policies
of various policy domains such as water management and spatial planning. This paper …

This paper looks at the consequences of the recent property market boom-bust cycle from
the planners’ perspective. It takes the case of Dutch local governments and, in particular, the …

The transition to a renewable energy future requires the extensive expansion of current high
voltage grids. Due to the amount of land needed for expansion, issues related to land use …