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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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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) ...
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...
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...
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...
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