Village housing investments of multi-locational households and their spatial and environmental impacts: Case study of Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania See

In recent years there has been a booming and unguided ‘modern’ residential housing investments in most of the villages on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This was a phenomenon which motivated me to conduct this study in order to investigate the motives behind such investments, including the spatial and environmental challenges contribute by such investments. The idea is to conserve the nature in the villages on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, including the mountain and its forest...

Regionale Kooperation von Wohnungsunternehmen See

Kooperation gilt als ein probates Mittel für Unternehmen, um Netzwerkeffekte zu heben und so Herausforderungen besser meistern zu können. Im Ruhrgebiet hat kooperatives Vorgehen durchaus Tradition, gleichzeitig ist das „Revier“ eine Region, der es an Herausforderungen nicht mangelt – beispielsweise bei der Bewältigung des wirtschaftlichen Strukturwandels, des demografischen Wandels und damit einher gehender sozialer Verwerfungen. Kommunalen Wohnungsunternehmen kommt in Bezug auf diese Herausf...

Analyzing polycentricity See

Spatial restructuring processes occurred in many economically advanced countries with opposing forces of concentration and deconcentration leading to the emergence of polycentric urban configurations. However, diverging empirical approaches are applied in several studies – a matter that contributes to conceptual confusion and a ‘fuzzy’ use of the term polycentricity. Against that background, a discussion is held to what extent this conceptual fuzziness can be narrowed down to derive a worki...

The County Diagnostic: A regional environmental footprint framework for the USA See

Old “New Towns” in Kobe and Future Perspectives of Inhabitants in Shrinking Detached Housing Areas – Case of Takakuradai in Kobe City See

A large amount of housing units was constructed in the suburban areas of Japan in the 1950s and 1960s in order to meet the needs of the rapid population growth, which often resulted in uncontrolled urban expansion. Census data from the year 2000 indicated that the ratio of the aged population in some of Kobe’s suburban housing areas developed during this early stage of suburbanization was higher than the city average. A discussion on older “New Towns” has been initiated with a number of studi...

Klimaanpassung in der Regionalplanung See

Seit Veröffentlichung der Deutschen Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel herrscht wissenschaftlicher und planungspolitischer Konsens darüber, dass die Regionalplanung zur Implementation von Klimaanpassungsinhalten befähigt ist. Inwieweit die formelle Regionalplanung dieser Befähigung gegenwärtig nachkommt, ist zentraler Untersuchungsgegenstand dieses Artikels. Die Analyse ist eine Vollerhebung für die Regionalplanungsgebiete Deutschlands. Deren Regionalpläne werden auf Vorhandensein und V...

Age-Friendly Development of a District from the 1950s – the Südstadt in Hattingen See

The central questions of the study are: Which adaptation strategies need to be taken in order to achieve integrated urban planning in German residential districts from the 1950s and to allow the elderly a self-determined and independent life within these neighborhoods, and which conceptual approaches arise in the three fields of action “dwelling”, “residential environment” and “social”. The empirical study area is Hattingen’s Südstadt, a typical district from the 1950s. Hattingen is a mid-siz...

Urban waterscapes as products, media and symbols of change – the re-invention of the Ruhr See

Urban waterscapes are today a key element of revitalization strategies as locations for highscale office and housing estates as well as tourism and leisure amenities. Their renaissance is not only related to economic transformations; it also goes hand in hand with the re-establishment of urban waterscapes as important parts of the urban imagery and identity after years of neglect and ecologic devastation. We argue that new urban waterscapes have been and are being constructed as emblematic pl...

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...