METAPOLIS. TOPOI. SCENARIOS: for Urban-Rural Sustainability in Lower Saxony

Vanessa Miriam Carlow; Grace Abou Jaoude; Chantal Karadag; Olaf Mumm; Marie Scheer; Kristin Schöning; Ryan Zeringue

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METAPOLIS. TOPOI. SCENARIOS

for Urban-Rural Sustainability in Lower Saxony

Vanessa Miriam Carlow , Grace Abou Jaoude , Chantal Karadag , Olaf Mumm , Marie Scheer , Kristin Schöning and Ryan Zeringue

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Urban and rural areas alike witness severe dynamics. Moreover, understandings of what constitutes the urban and the rural are changing, too. Metapolis conceptualizes the network of urban and rural settlements interconnected by flows of people, goods, and information. How can this Metapolis be understood and evolve in a more sustainable manner? By example of two study regions in Lower Saxony—a federal state of Germany consisting of few large cities, mostly mid-sized and small towns, suburbs, and villages—this volume presents an innovative analytical framework called Topoi, offering a new perspective on urban-rural development. Different scenarios explore innovative solutions for sustainable planning and design along the urban-rural gradient.

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Vanessa Carlow is a licensed architect and urban planner. She has lectured at universities worldwide, including Cornell University New York and Tongji University Shanghai. Since 2012 she is professor and head of the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) at Technische Universität Braunschweig.

Grace Abou Jaoude is a research associate since 2018 and is currently pursuing her PhD at the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU). Prior to joining ISU, she worked at Het Nieuwe Instituut, Netherlands and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

Chantal Karadag completed her Master studies at Technische Universität Braunschweig. Joining the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) research team she works on future-oriented sustainability concepts for diverse urban and sub-urban areas and post-digital participation.

Olaf Mumm has over fifteen years of experience at the interface between urban planning and design in praxis and research. In 2014 Olaf joined the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) at Technische Universität Braunschweig, where he is a senior researcher and since 2018 deputy head of ISU.

Marie Scheer studied architecture in Lübeck, Oldenburg and Braunschweig. After completing her master's degree in 2019, she joined the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) team for teaching and research.

Kristin Schöning studied architecture at the RWTH Aachen, the Technical University of Budapest and the Technische Universität Braunschweig. In 2020 Kristin joined the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) for teaching and research.

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INTRO
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The Lower Saxony Metapolis – From an Open Call for Cooperation to a Fundamental Understanding of Urban-Rural Relations
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PERSPECTIVES IN URBAN-RURAL PLANNING
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TOPOI – A Scientific Approach for Understanding Urban-Rural Linkages
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Four Scenarios for Lower Saxony 2050
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Grace Abou Jaoude and Vanessa Miriam Carlow

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CASE STUDIES
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URBAN-RURAL INTERVENTION CATALOG
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OUTLOOK
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From Local Measures to Regional Sustainability – An Attempt of Upscaling
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Olaf Mumm, Ryan Zeringue and Vanessa Miriam Carlow

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APPENDIX
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References
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Acknowledgements
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Imprint
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urban development; urban planning; urban research; regional planning; regional development; Lower Saxony; suburbs; perspective; innovative development; villages; planning; design; sustainability

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METAPOLIS. TOPOI. SCENARIOS

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About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Table of Content

The Lower Saxony Metapolis – From an Open Call for Cooperation to a Fundamental Understanding of Urban-Rural Relations

TOPOI – A Scientific Approach for Understanding Urban-Rural Linkages

Four Scenarios for Lower Saxony 2050

CASE STUDIES

URBAN-RURAL INTERVENTION CATALOG

From Local Measures to Regional Sustainability – An Attempt of Upscaling

References

Acknowledgements

Imprint

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