1st Edition

Self-Sufficiency and Sustainable Cities and Regions Planning for Sustainable, Circular and Carbon-Neutral Development

Edited By Eduardo Medeiros Copyright 2025
200 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The concept of self-sufficiency involves the notion of sustainable, circular, and carbon-neutral cities. This book examines how urban planning can lead to greater self-sufficiency. It sheds light on how urban and regional circular and self-sufficiency development can effectively contribute towards the ultimate goals of the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 and the European Union (EU) Green Deal.... Read more

Introduction Part I: Public Policies towards Urban and Regional Self-Sufficiency 1. Transforming EU Cohesion Policy into a Territorial Self-Sufficiency Policy 2. Urban sustainable development via Self-Sufficiency planning approaches. A theoretical discussion 3. Just Transition Governance via self-sufficiency regional development Part II: Urban Planning for Self-Sufficient Cities 4. Intra-city renewable energy production 5. Urban stewardship and net zero: The case of the London Landed Estates 6. Intra-city clean smart and sustainable mobility Part III: Regional Planning for Self-Sufficient Cities 7. Solutions to achieve Electricity Self-sufficiency in Regional Planning: comparing São Paulo and Ceará’s Brazilian States 8. Promoting Local Autonomy through the Circular Economy: Rethinking Regional Development 9. Clean smart and sustainable regional mobility 10. Conclusion

Biography

Eduardo Medeiros a geography professor, an integrated research fellow in Setúbal Polytechnic Institute - RESILIENCE – Centre for Regional Resilience and Sustainability, and an associated research fellow in DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.