Urban
On 27 October, over 120 large cities in 34 European countries committed themselves to fight climate change by signing up to the Eurocities Declaration on Climate Change, aiming e.g. to limit urban sprawl, create “eco-quarters”, construct energy-efficient buildings and support the adapation of existing ones, reduce energy consumption and re-think mobility.
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This paper addresses the issue of informal urban development with a special focus on planning control and integrated land-use management as a means to prevent and legalise such development.