The Desert is Alive – Engagement in Aging Districts of Single-Family Housing See

In the discourse surrounding the prospects of districts of single-family housing built between the 1950s to the 1970s1, their assumed perspectives range from dramatic vacancy scenarios all the way to successful self-regulation of the market. A uniform trend is not recognizable in one direction or in the other. It is clear, however, that not all neighborhoods from this period will be able to accomplish a problem-free change of generations and that upheavals and therefore also new challeng...

Patterns and Concepts of Suburban Development in Metropolitan Areas of Japan See

It is often said that two-thirds of Japan’s national land area consists of mountains, and the habitable area covers only 34% of the total area. The habitable and plain land is located mainly along the shoreline. As a result, urban spaces are geographically limited and population density is particularly high, compared with countries in Europe and North America, for example. This geographical limitation is considered to be one of the reasons why regulations to control rapid urbanization ar...

Urban regeneration strategies in Amman’s core: urban development and real estate market See

Little knowledge about urban regeneration in the Middle East has been explored. Showing experiences in the case of Amman would contribute to the theory building of urban regeneration. The following research is an assessment of urban regeneration policies and experiences in Amman’s core in two cases: the Old Downtown, Wast El-Balad, and the “New Downtown”, Abdali. The experiences are critically assessed using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The analysis and review are conducted base...

A framework for inclusive transport planning in medium-sized Sub-Saharan African cities See

Investigating indicators of place-identity(IPI) in historic urban public spaces based on the examination of historic district of Tehran and Münster See

Prospects for German Post-War Single Family Home Neighborhoods. Case Studies in Five Western German Federal States See

Germany is one of the Western European countries with the most apparent effects of demographic change (United Nations 2011). Its population has been declining since 2003 and, under the assumption that this trend will continue, could decrease by a further five million by 2030 (Statistisches Bundesamt 2009). Several rural peripheral regions that are additionally affected by internal migration losses are expected to suffer population declines of up to 30 percent. Considering Germans’ ongoin...

Understanding the intangible See

The changing intensity and frequency of hydro-meteorological (interpreted roughly as "water-related ") hazards and the risk of extreme hazardous events is highly variable, riddled with uncertainty, and requires flexibility in the updating and revision of risk assessment and management strategies. These strategies must overcome challenges posed by a changing environment, and require a place-based approach for establishing an understanding of the local context for disaster risk reduction (DRR) ...

Wirkungsanalyse des Stadtumbaus in der Lüner Innenstadt bezüglich des Einzelhandels See

Planung zwischen Konflikt und Diskurs See

Mit Hilfe der Raumplanung sind fachspezifische Nutzungsanforderungen und unterschiedliche Interessen zu koordinieren und abzuwägen, auch hinsichtlich ihrer räumlichen Konsequenzen. So können auch alternative Handlungsmöglichkeiten entwickelt, vorgeschlagen und diskutiert werden. Als wesentliches Ziel wird dabei die frühzeitige Konflikterkennung und -bearbeitung ausgegeben. Letztere habe Planung im Falle verhärteter Fronten auszuüben, wenn diese sich im Konflikt um die zukünftige Raumnutzung e...

Stadtgestalt des Stadtumbaus See

Planning integrated approach in river-based regions towards low-carbon development See

In response to current globe challenging climate change, intervening in city space to guide human activities to promote a low-carbon development (reducing carbon sources and strengthening carbon sinks) attaches great importance, which is an essential step for supporting final sustainable development. When confronted with environmental problems, river-based regions that own both natural landscape and man-made properties are always treated as typical, preferred planning and action spaces (poine...

Regionale Handlungsräume See

Die Beteiligung von Unternehmen in der integrierten ländlichen Entwicklung See

Eine stärkere Beteiligung von Unternehmen in Prozessen der integrierten ländlichen Regionalentwicklung ist eine oftmals geäußerte Forderung. Ohne die Beteiligung von Unternehmen können zentrale Ziele wie die Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen, die Steigerung regionaler Investitionen oder die Stärkung der regionalen Wertschöpfung nicht oder nicht in vollem Umfang erreicht werden. Zudem bedarf es verstärkt der Aktivierung privaten Kapitals z.B. aus der Wirtschaft, um die durch die Förderprogramme ang...

Analysis of urban form parameters with a focus on energy consumption See

Housing market in redeveloping inner-city areas in Dar es Salaam See

Achieving an integrated approach to reduce urban vulnerability against earthquake See

The linkage between spatial planning and disaster management has been ignored in the urban area of Iran longtime. By extending of urbanization and industrialization in Iran, cities are faced problems such as expansion on hazard prone areas. The central issues of this study are to explore the relationship between risk reduction and urban development in both theory and practice, and to emphasize the need for better cooperation between spatial planning and disaster management in rapidly urbanizi...

Zentralörtliche Funktionsräume See

Das Zentrale-Orte-Konzept (ZOK) ist heute in allen Raumordnungsplänen und -programmen der Flächenländer in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland als Säule der Raumordnung verankert. Gegenüber anderen raumordnerischen Konzeptionen kann es ein Theoriefundament aufweisen, was die Bekanntheit und Nachvollziehbarkeit gegenüber anderen Fachplanungen und der Politik gestärkt hat. Darüber hinaus ist das Instrument der Zentralen Orte seit dessen erster Erlassung im Jahr 1965 fester Bestandteil des Raumordn...

Assessment of renewable energy potentials based on GIS and RS See

Maturity, resilience & lifecycles in suburban residential areas See

Most of the suburban residential areas in Germany have been built during the second half of the 20th century. Growing interest among practitioners and scientists is thus paid to the future development of maturing settlement areas characterized by old housing stock and aging inhabitants. This dissertation analyzes processes of change and adaption of suburban residential areas under the conditions of the maturation process. The analysis aims on contributing to the systemic notion of processes c...