International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Scope

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development aims to provide a forum for cutting-edge research and rigorous debate for an in-depth and holistic understanding of the complex inter-related environmental, social, economic, political, spatial, institutional and physical challenges facing urban areas. Its premise is that multi-disciplinary approaches provide the space for the range of disciplines and perspectives related to the full breadth of issues that affect urban sustainable development. The journal also aims to enhance knowledge and understanding of the two-way interactions between urbanisation processes and patterns and environmental changes at the local, regional, and global scales. In addition to mitigation and adaptation concerns, these interactions also include related social and economic issues, such as the impacts of globalisation and financial crises, evidence-based liveability versus utopian, or purely theoretical, planning principles, restoring dignity to the marginalized beyond, but including, the basic principles of participation, environmental justice and sustainable resource utilisation.