Knowledge and policy action in urban development: if we know so much, why is the urban condition not improving?

In spite of the wealth generation potential of the world's large metropolitan cities, poor living conditions for much of the world's urban population persist. Although the city has been widely studied, urban policy often remains ineffective. The paper adopts a policy process approach to analyze the relationship between knowledge and governmental action. Impediments to improving urban policy are found in the inadequate capacity of government to act and in the politics of democratic decision-making. The paper recommends that a pragmatic view of knowledge generation be adopted.

Report about the scope and distribution of large urban distressed areas in European cities

LUDA is a research project of Key Action 4 "City of Tomorrow & Cultural Heritage" of the programme "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" within the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission.

Building the Directorate General for Urban Affairs in European Union

LUDA is a research project of Key Action 4 "City of Tomorrow & Cultural Heritage" of the programme "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" within the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission

Appraisal of urban rehabilitation literature and projects, including a glossary of terms and a preliminary set of indicators characterising LUDA

LUDA is a research project of Key Action 4 "City of Tomorrow & Cultural Heritage" of the programme "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" within the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission

Appraisal of planning regulations regarding large urban distressed areas in European countries

LUDA is a research project of Key Action 4 "City of Tomorrow & Cultural Heritage" of the programme "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" within the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission

Large Urban Distressed Areas: a difficult challenge for European cities

LUDA is a research project of Key Action 4 "City of Tomorrow & Cultural Heritage" of the programme "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" within the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission

The undergraduate level (1st study cycle) as a fundamental platform/standard for the development of Urban and Regional Planning in higher education programs

LUDA is a research project of Key Action 4 "City of Tomorrow & Cultural Heritage" of the programme "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" within the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission

Do direito consuetudinário à propriedade privada - o caso da comunidade rural matsolo – aldeia de djuba, distrito de matola, província do Maputo/Moçambique

O pressuposto de modernidades múltiplas apensa uma visão particular do mundo contemporâneo e também uma certa visão da história e das características da vida moderna. Muito pouco foge a este impulso dos novos ventos que levam as sociedades e as particularidades culturais, mesmo aquelas sociedades mais tradicionais, para mudanças radicais. Estas mudanças espelham o progresso e, por isso, o ajustamento à lógica vigente, deixa marcas e levanta tensões que com o passar do tempo se vão esbatendo. Este texto procura retratar os constrangimentos actuais, face aos pressupostos da modernidade, das comunidades rurais em África. Discute-se, neste artigo, a importância da terra e tudo o que a envolve mercê do direito consuetudinário substituído pelo título de propriedade privada.