Alexander Kramer Mobarak Hossain Khan Frauke Kraas
Diverse driving forces, processes and actors are responsible for different trends in the development of megacities and large urban areas. Under the dynamics of global change, megacities are themselves changing: On the one hand they are prone to increasing socio-economic vulnerability due to pronounced poverty, socio-spatial and political fragmentation, sometimes with extreme forms of segregation, disparities and conflicts. On the other hand megacities offer positive potential for global transformation, e.g. minimisation of space consumption, highly effective use of resources, efficient...
Diverse driving forces, processes and actors are responsible for different trends in the development of megacities and large urban areas. Under the...
The volume presents recent contributions on the research on sustainability in Myanmar. It analyzes select key issues of ecological, economic and social sustainability. The included chapters from Myanmar and German authors are based on case studies in several areas of Myanmar. They range from studies on climatological, ecological, and medicinal issues to agriculture, forestry and biotechnology. They also include socio-economic, urban, and cultural topics. The articles are based on a conference series in Yangon/Myanmar between 2011 and 2014. (Series: Southeast Asian Modernities, Vol. 15) ...
The volume presents recent contributions on the research on sustainability in Myanmar. It analyzes select key issues of ecological, economic and socia...
Focusing on 'megacities', conurbations with more than five million inhabitants, the contributors analyze their impact on the environment and identify solutions to the worst problems. They propose ways of making the management of megacities more sustainable.
Focusing on 'megacities', conurbations with more than five million inhabitants, the contributors analyze their impact on the environment and identify ...
