Towards Liveable Cities: Progress in the European Union Urban Environmental Agenda

Christian Zuidema and Gert De Roo

European Planning Studies, 2009, vol. 17, issue 9, 1405-1419

Abstract: The 2006 “Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment” is the first piece of official European Union (EU) policy solely focused on the urban environment. It follows a process of several years in which the EU has tried to promote an integrated approach to urban management. During the 2005--2007 “Liveable Cities” project, reflection was given to the “Thematic Strategy”. This resulted in important critiques on the EU's approach to the urban environment. Explaining how the initial top-down approach chosen by the EU contributed to the perceived “failure” of the “Thematic Strategy”, suggestions are made for alternative approaches to the creation of liveable cities in Europe.

Date: 2009
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