If you are working on a research project dealing with a certain megacity or focussing on comparative aspects, please be so kind and write the title, name of participant researcher(s), e-mail-address and www-link to Frauke Kraas (f.kraas@uni-koeln.de) and Ursula Dörken (u.doerken@uni-koeln.de).
Ongoing Programmes
Research for Sustainable Development of the Megacities of Tomorrow Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[www.emerging-megacities.org]
Collaborative research program and network: Priority program “Megacities – Megachallenge: Informal Dynamics of Global Change” in Pearl River Delta/China and Dhaka/Bangladesh, about 80 scientists in Bangladesh, China and Germany are working together, from 16 disciplines. http://www.megacities-megachallenge.org/
Collaborative research program and network: “Future Megacities in Balance – New Alliances for Energy- and Climate-Efficient Solutions” (BMBF) http://www.emerging-megacities.org/
Special journal issues
In the following peer-reviewed journals, special issues in which members of the Megacity Commission published articles have recently been published: disp,
Die Erde, Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie, Geographische Zeitschrift.
Book publications
Kraas, F., S. Aggarwal, M. Coy, G. Mertins (eds.) (2014): Megacities – Our global urban future. Heidelberg (Springer). 225 S., published in connection with the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE)
Contents:
Preface - Megacities and Global Change.- Megacities and Climate Change: Early Adapters, Mainstream Adapters, and Capacities.- Underground cities.- Water quality and socio-ecological vulnerability regarding urban development in selected case studies of megacity Guangzhou, China.- Rice for the Megacity. Dhaka’s food supply between global risks and local vulnerabilities.- Land development strategies in megacities: Guiding land use and land rights in the context of urban sprawl and informality.- The influence of foreign direct investment on land use changes and regional planning in developing-World megacities: a Bangalore case study.- Inner-city development in megacities between degradation and renewal. The case of Sao Paulo case study.- Agile Firm Organisation and Upgrading in the Greater Pearl River Delta.- Linking Global Change, National Development Goals, Urbanization and International Migration in China: The Example of African Migrants in Guangzhou and Foshan.- "Phobopolis": Violence, fear and socio-political fragmentation of the space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Dar es Salaam, megacity of tomorrow - informal urban expansion and the provision of technical infrastructure.- Bus Rapid Transit: the answer to transport problems in megacities? The example of TransMilenio (Bogotá / Colombia).- Governance in Megacities: Experiences, Challenges, and Implications for International Cooperation.- Managing the Metropolis – Planning in New York City.- E-Governance Initiatives in India; Case Studies from Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Book series
The commission has, in connection with the mentioned joint research programs and networks established a reviewed book series for quality reviewed PhD thesis, conference outcomes and monographs, with Franz Steiner Publishers, Stuttgart:
International Book Series: “Megacities and Global Change”, Editors: Frauke Kraas, Martin Coy, Peter Herrle und Volker Kreibich
In total, 13 books have since 2011 been published. In 2012 and 2013, the following 11 books were published:
Annemarie Müller: Areas at Risk - Concept and Methods for Urban Floos Risk Assessment. A Case Study of Santiago de Chile. Stuttgart 2012
Tabea Bork-Hüffer: Migrants' Health Seeking Actions in Guangzhou, China. Individual Action, Structure and Agency: Linkages and Change. Stuttgart 2012
Carolin Hoehnke: Verkehrsgovernance in Megastädten - die ÖPNV-Reformen in Santiago de Chile und Bagotá. Stuttgart 2012
Mareike Kroll: Gesundheitliche Disparitäten im urbanen Indien Auswirkungen des sozioökonomischen Status auf die Gesundheit in Pune. Stuttgart 2013
Kirsten Hackenbroch: The Spatiality of Livelihoods - Negotiations of Access to Public Space in Dhaka, Bangladesh . Stuttgart 2013.
Anna-Lena Bercht: Stresserleben, Emotionen und Coping in Guangzhou, China. Mensch-Umwelt-Transaktionen aus geographischer und psychologischer Perspektive. Stuttgart 2013
Shahadat Hossein: Contested Water Supply: Claim Making and the Politics of Regulation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Stuttgart 2013
Pamela Hartmann: Flexible Arbeitskräfte. Eine Situationsanalyse am Beispiel der Elektroindustrie im Perlflussdelta, China. Stuttgart 2013
Juliane Welz: Segregation und Integration in Santiago de Chile zwischen Tradition und Umbruch - Zur Bedeutung von sozioökonomisch heterogen strukturierten Stadtquartieren und Mechanismen der Sozialintegration für die (Re-)Produktion von Segregation. Stuttgart 2014
Daniel Schiller: An Institutional Perspective on Production and Upgrading. The Electronics Industry in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta. Stuttgart 2013
Benjamin Etzold: The Politics of Street Food. Contested Governance and Vulnerability in Dhaka. Stuttgart 2013
The full publication list of a) individual commission members publications and b) the research network publications contains about 10 pages; a list with c) media reports contains 3 pages. Since the individual publications are not genuine contributions of the commission and its related research projects, they will not be listed here.
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