| Contents Notes |
Introduction. Urban transformations--sustainable urban development through resource efficiency, quality of life, and resilience -- Part I. Conceptual approaches of sustainable urban transformations: Exploring the extent, selected topics and governance modes of urban sustainability transformations -- Linking transition theories with theories of institutions--implications for sustainable urban infrastructures between flexibility and stability -- Efficiency-equity-trade-off as a challenge for shaping urban transformations -- On the connection between urban sustainability transformations and multiple societal crises -- How to measure progress towards an inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable city? Reflections on applying the indicators of sustainable development goal 11 in Germany and India -- Part II. Urban resources and governance: Sustainable transformation of urban water infrastructure in Amman, Jordan--meeting residential water demand in the face of deficient public supply and alternative private water markets -- The TEEB approach towards sustainable urban transformations: demonstrating and capturing ecosystem service values -- Green infrastructure for increased resource efficiency in urban water management -- Sustainable urban water governance--main aims, challenges and institutional approaches in Germany and beyond -- Transitioning the heat supply system--challenges with special focus on bioenergy in the context of urban areas -- From shrinkage to regrowth: the nexus between urban dynamics, land use change and ecosystem service provision -- Potentials of urban brownfields for improving the quality of urban space -- Part III. Quality of life and ecosystem service: Local residential quality from an interdisciplinary perspective: combining individual perception and micrometeorological factors -- Socio-spatial distribution of airborne outdoor exposures--an indicator for environmental quality, quality of life, and environmental justice: the case study of Berlin -- What really matters in green infrastructure for the urban quality of life? Santiago de Chile as a showcase city -- Do urban biodiversity and urban ecosystem services go hand in hand, or do we just hope that it is that easy? -- Part IV. Urban risks and resilience: Resilience, adaptation and transformation: conceptual and empirical insights from two case studies in Germany and Chile -- Adapting built-up areas to climate change: assessment of effects and feasibility of adaptation measures on heat hazard -- Climate proofing of urban development: regulatory challenges and approaches in Europe, Germany, and beyond -- Decision support on flood management in complex urban settings. Is risk assessment the right approach or do we need decision heuristics? -- Reflections. "The book addresses urban transformations towards sustainability in light of challenges of global urbanization processes and the consequences of global environmental change. The aim is to show that urban transformations only succeed if both innovative scientific solutions and practice-oriented governance approaches are developed. This assumption is addressed by providing theoretical insights and empirical evidence pointing particularly at 3 concepts or qualities which are determined here as being central for achieving urban sustainability: resource efficiency, quality of life and resilience. Urban case studies from several international research projects illustrate our conceptual approach of urban transformations towards sustainable development. Thus, the book reaches far beyond a mere additive description of single case studies. It incorporates the results of condensed synthesis, resulting from comparisons and evaluations. It provides, based on cross-cutting reflection of single cases and different scales and methods of analysis, general and transferable findings. They do not only consider the scientific sphere but deliberately go beyond it discussing transferability of knowledge into practice, governance options and the feasibility of policy strategies in order to pave the way for sustainable urban transformations to happen today and in the future"--Back cover. |
