Conveners
SS_06 METROPOLITAN RESILIENCE: CHALLENGES, FIELDS OF ACTION AND ANSWERS
- Petra Schelkmann (Deutsch)
- Joaquín Farinós Dasí (University of Valencia)
Spatial planning at metropolitan level is an important basis in order to make steps forward to an appropriate metropolitan governance as soft spaces, despite non-formalized metropolitan governments. That is asking for collaborative, interscalar approaches to address complex challenges,redefining governance and planning practices beyond traditional administrative boundaries. This presentation,...
The shifting focus from the development of Dutch metropolis to the Eurodelta megaregion represents a paradigm shift in spatial planning, emphasizing the need for collaborative, interscalar approaches to address complex challenges. The Eurodelta, a non-formalized metropolitan scale, offers unique opportunities for redefining governance and planning practices beyond traditional administrative...
In the current polycrisis context, resilience has taken a prominent spot as a prime objective on the political agenda. In spatial planning, the concept has also received increased attention in the past two decades as a planning rationale for designing “future-fit” spatial structures and planning procedures. In that regard, the metropolitan region is particularly cited as a promising scale for...
Over the last decade the affordability of housing has become a major policy issue and increasingly a concern for governments as house prices have risen dramatically with respect to wages. Whilst land is limited in supply and fixed in space, the quantity of credit and investment has expanded over time. The high liquidity has driven property prices at a much faster rate than rises in incomes,...
This presentation will explore two distinct yet complementary case studies that exemplify unique and synergistic approaches to urban resilience: the Metropolitan City of Bologna in Italy and the Marmara Region in Türkiye, a megalopolis comprising six metropolitan areas. It will deal with complex problems like including rapid urbanization, climate change, widening social and economic...
