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Especially in terms of resource availability, spatial planning, or economic performance, the constraints for development policies in regions can differ widely.  A model-based assessment on a regional scale enables policy decisions to consider sustainability and offers significant advantages over a mere product-level ap ...

Circular economy policy and practices are implemented at the local level to form circular communities.  Circularity at the urban level calls for great effort and innovation to successfully transition from the linear economy to circular cities.  However, local governments and policymakers are uncertain about how to deve ...

Urban development and construction have a significant impact on all sustainable development indicators in a city.  The City of Montpellier adopted a proactive urban policy in the AURA urban planning guide based on social, environmental and economic development management principles aligned with sustainable development ...

The European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for a holistic approach to production and consumption along value chains and the use of life cycle assessment (LCA) to support policy design and monitoring.  This paper evaluates LCA in supporting EU SDG policies and the Planetary Boundaries (PBs ...

While contributing to local democracy, this toolbox supports local governments in monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using voluntary local reviews (VLRs).  VLRs contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by evaluating and monitoring progress, demonstrating polit ...