In the last half century former international adversaries have become cooperators through networking and knowledge sharing for decision making aimed at improving quality of life and sustainability; nowhere has this been more striking then at the urban level where such activity is seen as a key component in building "learning cities" through the development of social capital. Although mega-citie...

This study examined the convergent validity of the parent and teacher versions of the Early Childhood Behavior Problem Screening Scale (ECBPSS) with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF), respectively. Data were collected on a sample of preschool and kindergarten students (n = 149) from two medium-sized cities in the Midwest. Analyses of both the pare...

Community participation and empowerment are core principles underpinning the Healthy Cities movement. By providing an overview of theory and presenting the relevant findings of evaluations, this article explores how cities in the WHO European Healthy Cities Network have integrated community participation and empowerment within their development. Reflecting the inclusion of public participation ...

The European territorial strategy known as the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) has as its main thrust the development of a multi-centred and balanced urban system. European, national, and regional investments have been concentrating on the formation of polycentric urban regions, or city clusters, in which medium-sized cities, acting as nodes, would have a major role. In this pap...

Urban nature increases the liveability of cities and can improve their resilience to climate change. However, value urban often remains unknown, which results in its omission from planning decisions. Particularly valuation small-sized understudied. This study therefore employs a stated preference methodology estimate economic seven types small four associated ecosystem services. We perform two ...