Most urban planning prioritises profit, tourism, and expansion. This policy reorients urban development towards social and ecological needs.
Most urban planning prioritises profit, tourism, and expansion. This policy reorients urban development towards social and ecological needs.
Remember: Policy instruments are the means by which governments can achieve the degrowth goals/objectives we urgently need!
💡 Translation: Stop endless urban sprawl and build for sufficiency, not excess.
🏡 Cap land use for human settlements and housing stock.
🚫 Limit holiday home developments and urban expansion onto farmland.
💡 Translation: Instead of always building new, fix what already exists.
🏚 Convert underused or empty buildings into social and ecological spaces.
🌿 Create passive-design public housing that reduces energy use.
💡 Translation: Make new construction sustainable, useful, and community-driven.
🏗 Mandate high ecological and social criteria for any new urban development."
💡 Translation: Mega-cities are not the only option—we need slower, human-scale alternatives.
🌱 Adopt Cittaslow standards, keeping cities at 50,000–60,000 people max.
💥 Urban planning should serve life, not corporate interests.
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