1st Edition

Homage (and Criticism) to the Mediterranean City Regional Sustainability and Economic Resilience

138 Pages 26 Color & 6 B/W Illustrations
by River Publishers

138 Pages 26 Color & 6 B/W Illustrations
by River Publishers

Departing from conventional narratives centered on economic stagnation and social secularism, this book offers a fresh perspective on Mediterranean urbanities. It posits their correlation with housing and welfare regimes, societal transformations, local governance structures, and deficiencies in spatial planning. The analysis within delves into the neglected potential for mitigating regional... Read more

1. Mediterranean Cities, Regional Sustainability, and Economic Resilience

Ioannis Vardopoulos, Francisco Escrivà Saneugenio, Adele Sateriano, and Luca Salvati

2. Whispers of Change: Thirty Years for Redefining the 'Mediterranean City'

Francisco Escrivà Saneugenio, Adele Sateriano, Luca Salvati, and Ioannis Vardopoulos

3. The Extrinsic Manifestation of Sprawl: Complex Dynamics of Urbanization, Land Imperviousness, and Sustainability in Mediterranean Landscapes

Francisco Escrivà Saneugenio, Adele Sateriano, Luca Salvati, and Ioannis Vardopoulos

4. Deciphering Metropolitan Expansion: Settlement Patterns and Socio-environmental Dynamics

Ioannis Vardopoulos, Francisco Escrivà Saneugenio, Adele Sateriano, and Luca Salvati

5. From ‘Cityscape’ to ‘Poolside’: A Comprehensive Analysis of Sprawl in the Mediterranean

Ioannis Vardopoulos, Adele Sateriano, Luca Salvati, and Francisco Escrivà Saneugenio

Biography

Ioannis Vardopoulos, Senior Fellow and Research Assistant in Sustainable Urban Management at Harokopio University of Athens, Greece

Francisco Escrivà Saneugenio, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography at University of Valencia, Spain

Adele Sateriano, Lawyer and Independent Researcher, Ph.D. at Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis, Rome, Italy

Luca Salvati, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor of Economic Statistics at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy