The Danish island of Samsø demonstrates how a community of 4,000 inhabitants achieved 100% renewable energy self-sufficiency through citizen participation.

In Basel, Woodstogg is a timber building that responds efficiently and sustainably to urban challenges.

Edward Glaeser argues that human capital drives urban development, while proximity in cities stimulates innovation and broader economic growth overall.

The BJ Fogg model shows that sustainable behavior occurs only when motivation, ability, and a trigger coincide to make the action fully possible.

The lack of sustainable actions persists due to psychological, cognitive, and social barriers that prevent concern from being translated into action.

Urban strategies centered on people, sustainability, and social efficiency to achieve balanced development. Cities and sustainable development.