Mateus, Diogo2005Mateus , D 2005 , ' Harmonization of policies and training systems in Europe for urban development – The Experience of LUDA Project ' , Malha Urbana: Revista Lusófona de Urbanismo .1646-3765Malha Urbana: Revista Lusófona de UrbanismoThe work developed in LUDA’s project has clearly showed that, in a European economic and cultural diversified frame, crossed by recent and not so recent historical challenging processes, the issues of the urban affairs certainly have different layouts, but, as a matter of fact, we can assume that in their essence they are common to all regions. Identifying a set of common problems is not difficult: the Luda’s; the disadjustment between people and goods mobility, the difficult articulation between space and development sustainability the fragile features of the urban space in its complexity, the responsible social management of current migrations etc.application/pdfengopenAccessURBANISMODESENVOLVIMENTO URBANOURBANISMURBAN DEVELOPMENTarticle