Research on the relations between neighborhood (form, organization and community) and sustainability targets has increased substantially in recent years, to assure more sustainable and livable living environments.

While the growth of global urban centres is primarily attributable to population growth, Slovenian towns are stagnating due to suburbanization.

The map "European Settlement Map 2015" was published in 2019. It shows the development of the population, the degree of urbanization and the land consumption of the European states from 1975 to 2015.

The housing project online portal was launched in 2009 by the Trias Foundation, which for many years has been supporting initiatives that want to realize communal living and other social and ecological uses in a property.

Framework Convention Article 2, General Obligations

Mires and Peat publishes high-quality research papers on all aspects of peatland science, technology and wise use, including: