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German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy
Bernhard . Ed(S): Muller
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Description for German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy
Hardback. This book collects papers examining the concept of resilience in urban and regional development. Discussion includes resilience as relevant to energy consumption, climate change and urban decline, and barriers to adoption of these ideas in strategic planning. Editor(s): Muller, Bernhard. Series: German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGC; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Resilience is increasingly becoming a catchword in current discussions about urban and regional development. While there has been a strong research focus on sustainability, there is a lack of understanding of the processes and factors that make cities and regions more vulnerable and others more resilient, for example, when dealing with climate change, demographic decline and ageing, as well as economic crises. The German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy 2010 sheds some light on this by discussing examples of how actors deal with change. On the one hand, concepts are described and analysed which are oriented towards increasing urban ... Read more
Resilience is increasingly becoming a catchword in current discussions about urban and regional development. While there has been a strong research focus on sustainability, there is a lack of understanding of the processes and factors that make cities and regions more vulnerable and others more resilient, for example, when dealing with climate change, demographic decline and ageing, as well as economic crises. The German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy 2010 sheds some light on this by discussing examples of how actors deal with change. On the one hand, concepts are described and analysed which are oriented towards increasing urban ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
Series
German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642127847
SKU
V9783642127847
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy
From the reviews: “This is a relevant book as it introduces international readers to the state of discussion within some German research institutes. … it outlines many topics that would deserve more attention both within the German discourse but also on an international level. … this book underlines that resilience is a term that despite its fluidity and its ... Read more