- Architecture, Spatial segregation, Disaster Studies, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Resilience, and 53 moreResilient City, Social vulnerability, Human-Environment Relations, Segregation, Social Stratification, Social Capital, Post Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery Planning, Social Production of Space, Interdisciplinary Studies, Community Resilience, Disaster risk reduction, Participatory Decision Making, Disaster Culture, Social Networks, Civic Engagement, Quantitative methodology, Qualitative methodology, Political Participation, Urban Sociology, Research Methodology, Urban Design, Design Research, Design, Architectural Theory, Urbanism, Vernacular Architecture, Architectural Education, Environmental Science, Governance, Urban Governance, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Sustainable Development, Future cities, Smart Cities, Future Studies, Futures Studies and Foresight, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Environmental science and technology, Sustainable Building Design, Environmental Studies, Development Studies, Sustainable Livelihoods, Innovation In Built Environment, Built Environment, Sustainable Construction, Environmental Sustainability, Futures Studies, Architecture and the Built Environment, Forced Migration, and Social Designedit
- Mark Kammerbauer is an urban and architectural researcher. He received a doctorate from the Bauhaus University Weimar... moreMark Kammerbauer is an urban and architectural researcher. He received a doctorate from the Bauhaus University Weimar and held academic positions at the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, the University of Queensland, and the Technische Universität München.edit
- Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Dieter Hassenpflugedit
Das Buch befasst sich mit der Architektur, dem Städtebau und der Stadtplanung im Freistaat Bayern aus interdisziplinärer, urbanistischer Sicht. Damit verbundene baukulturelle Partizipation kann zur Bewältigung von Krisen beitragen, wenn... more
Das Buch befasst sich mit der Architektur, dem Städtebau und der Stadtplanung im Freistaat Bayern aus interdisziplinärer, urbanistischer Sicht. Damit verbundene baukulturelle Partizipation kann zur Bewältigung von Krisen beitragen, wenn sowohl Akteure der Planung und Gestaltung als auch der Nutzung berücksichtigt werden. Ziel des Buches ist, den gebauten Raum Bayerns zu lesen und zu verstehen, ihn einer Kritik zu unterziehen, dabei die Erfolge nicht auszublenden, um Lösungen zu präsentieren und um schließlich Raum für die Reflexion und das Imaginieren zu "bauen". Wenn Menschen die gebaute Umwelt lesen und verstehen, dann informiert das auch ihr Handeln, insbesondere, wenn sie partizipativ an Planungs-und Gestaltungsprozessen für die Errichtung des gebauten Raums beteiligt sind. Um diese Phänomene ihrem Kontext entsprechend zu fassen und zu deuten, schlägt das Buch den Begriff der Bavarität vor. Im Fall des Freistaats Bayern und seines ländlich-städtischen Kontinuums als Ergebnis historischer baulich-räumlicher Entwicklung, durch Tradition und Moderne konturiert, stellt Bavarität eine soziokulturelle Leistung dar, deren Ergebnis in der Partizipation aller Beteiligten gründet und nicht endet.
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Architecture, Community Resilience, Community Engagement & Participation, Sustainable Development, and 12 moreUrban Planning, Governance, Urban Studies, Urban Culture, Disaster Management, Urban And Regional Planning, Urban Governance, Urban Design, Architektur, Urban resilience, Disaster Recovery Planning, and Stadtplanung
Zum 25. Jubiläum der Architektouren der Bayerischen Architektenkammer wirft diese Sonderpublikation einen Blick auf die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft der Baukultur in Bayern. Die Vergangenheit wird anhand herausragender... more
Zum 25. Jubiläum der Architektouren der Bayerischen Architektenkammer wirft diese Sonderpublikation einen Blick auf die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft der Baukultur in Bayern. Die Vergangenheit wird anhand herausragender Leuchtturmprojekte diskutiert. 40 ausgewählte Bauten, die während der vergangenen 25 Architektouren Besuchern offen standen, repräsentieren die Gegenwart. Interviews mit jungen Akteuren der Architekturszene erläutern deren Blick auf die Zukunft. Einleitung und Fazit bieten der architekturinteressierten Öffentlichkeit Zugang und Kritik zum baukulturellen Geschehen in Bayern (Herausgeber: Bayerische Architektenkammer. Konzeption, Text: Mark Kammerbauer).
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Architecture, Cultural Heritage, Resilience, Urban Planning, and 15 moreRural Development, Urban Design, Architektur, Regionalentwicklung, Nachhaltigkeit, Stadtentwicklung, Resilienz, Ländliche Entwicklung, Städtebau, Bayern, Stadtplanung, Sustainability, Bayerische Geschichte, Regionale Baukultur, and Baukultur
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans. The (near-) complete evacuation of the city led to the nation-wide dislocation of vulnerable citizens. Today, its reconstruction and recovery seems to be 'uneven'. The author... more
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans. The (near-) complete evacuation of the city led to the nation-wide dislocation of vulnerable citizens. Today, its reconstruction and recovery seems to be 'uneven'. The author views urban disaster recovery as an interaction of particular spatial, institutional, and social aspects. Uneven recovery is conceptualized as disconnect between planning for urban disaster recovery, impacted populations, and the places in the city they inhabit. As process, it encompasses heterogeneous cases of 'strong' or 'weak' recovery within the city. Based on a socio-spatial approach, an integrated multidimensional theoretical and methodological framework is formulated for empirical case study research in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. Quantitative and qualitative mixed methods served to collect empirical data in 2007 and 2009. The author's intention is to better understand planning for urban disaster recovery in an American city and formulate resulting planning recommendations. This dissertation contributes to future sustainable and just recovery paradigms in the context of recurring urban disaster events.
Research Interests: Flood Risk Management, Environmental History, Architectural History, Urban Studies, Natural Hazards, and 15 moreUrban And Regional Planning, New Orleans, Social vulnerability, Urban Design, Disaster risk reduction, Hurricane Katrina, Flood Risk, Disaster, Urban resilience, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery Planning, Architecture and Urban Design, Lower Ninth Ward, Sustainability, and Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR & CCA)
Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Natural Hazard Science, legal issues, forthcoming article on Natural Hazards Governance in Germany.
Research Interests: Climate Change, Disaster Studies, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Studies, Climate change policy, and 15 moreDisaster risk management, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Governance, Natural Hazards, Environmental Policy and Governance, European Union, Risk Management, Disaster Management, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Environmental Sustainability, Urban And Regional Planning, Germany, and Disaster risk reduction
Perceptions of risk and the communication of risk are critical factors in disaster management. Governments at all levels play roles in communicating risk while the perception of risk involves active roles of community participants,... more
Perceptions of risk and the communication of risk are critical factors in disaster management. Governments at all levels play roles in communicating risk while the perception of risk involves active roles of community participants, including potential and actual victims of disasters. This paper discusses these matters in relation to the 2011 floods in Brisbane, Australia. The findings are based on interviews with representatives of households whose dwellings or businesses were fully or partially inundated by that flood. The research shows how important it is to recognize the problems of institutional fragmentation in terms of communication and the active role of recipients in understanding and interpreting flood risk information (especially for slow onset riverine floods such as which impacted Brisbane). Locally targeted information on risk is of critical importance to avoid misinterpretation of warning information in relation to environmental cues and to promote adequate responses. The paper concludes with relevant recommendations.
Research Interests: Perception, Flood Risk Management, Disaster Studies, Disaster risk management, Urban Planning, and 15 moreRisk Management, Risk communication, Disaster Management, Disaster Response, Emergency Management, Urban And Regional Planning, Cities, Early Warning, City and Regional Planning, Risk Perception, Early Warning System, Disaster risk reduction, Brisbane Floods, Hochwasser, and Katastrophenforschung
Environmental and climate hazards, such as floods, increasingly cause damages in cities and urbanized areas in Germany. The capacity of the impacted populations to cope with the outcome of related disasters is, amongst others, influenced... more
Environmental and climate hazards, such as floods, increasingly cause damages in cities and urbanized areas in Germany. The capacity of the impacted populations to cope with the outcome of related disasters is, amongst others, influenced by their vulnerability. Vulnerability reduction is thus key for creating social or structural resilience. This is particularly the case during post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. Recovery planning is, per definition, supposed to enable improvement, rather than a reconstruction of the status quo. However, which role does vulnerability play in recovery projects, and what kind of a recovery can improved planning lead to as a result? Based on a case study of the flood disaster of the river Danube in 2013, and particularly the Bavarian city of Deggendorf, we investigate these questions. From 2013 to 2018, data was collected by means of a survey, a spatial analysis and qualitative interviews. The results show how particular social vulnerabilities strongly influence the individual access to resources required during recovery and reconstruction as well as the capacity to deal with long-term disaster impacts. We conclude that recovery and development planning needs to acknowledge such vulnerabilities to a higher degree. The article contributes to discussions on the societal and governance causes for social vulnerability and is oriented towards actors responsible for planning and disaster management as well as the increasingly impacted public.
Research Interests: Governance, Architektur, Nachhaltigkeit, Resilienz, Stadtforschung, and 15 moreWiederaufbau, Verwundbarkeit, Klimawandel, Städtebau, Hochwasser, Stadtplanung, Katastrophenforschung, Katastrophenvorsorge, Regionale Baukultur, Nachhaltige Entwicklung, Baukultur, Kritische Stadtforschung, Verwundbarkeits- und Risikoanalyse, Stadtplanung & Partizipation, and Hochwasserschutz
Traditional craftsmanship and modern mass production span a field of tension that is also reflected in the built environment. We discuss the polykatoikia as an example of how the dualism of architectural “craftsmanship” and “craftiness”... more
Traditional craftsmanship and modern mass production span a field of tension that is also reflected in the built environment. We discuss the polykatoikia as an example of how the dualism of architectural “craftsmanship” and “craftiness” result in a mass product with the potential for sustained adaptability in and of the Greek city. The polykatoikia is a building type that originates in the concept of the “Maison Dom-Ino” and was adapted to the Greek context. It emerged as a response to the immense housing demand in Greece following both World Wars and massive waves of migration and displacement. Based on a private market-oriented real estate development mechanism (“antiparochi”) and due to absent urban planning, the polykatoikia led to a fundamental transformation of the Attic landscape. Despite its mass-produced character, it displays a remarkable capacity for user adaptation and appropriation. Yet this comes at a price: only five percent of all polykatoikias are designed by architects, and the overwhelming majority is built by literally “crafty” developers who aim to maximize efficiency and profitability.
Research Interests: Vernacular Architecture, Urban Studies, Modernism (Art History), Architectural Theory, History of architecture, and 8 moreHistory and Theory of Modern Architecture, Participatory Planning, Arts and Crafts, Citizen participation, Le Corbusier, Craftsmanship, Urban Space, and Architecture and Public Spaces
Disasters and subsequent recovery efforts often reinforce social inequality and marginalization, hampering sustainable development paths. This paper presents an analysis of inequality and marginalization effects of post-disaster... more
Disasters and subsequent recovery efforts often reinforce social inequality and marginalization, hampering sustainable development paths. This paper presents an analysis of inequality and marginalization effects of post-disaster reconstruction from a risk governance perspective. Using a mixed-methods approach, we examine the Fischerdorf and Natternberg districts of the German city of Deggendorf, severely affected by the 2013 floods in Europe. The findings show that social inequality and marginalization affected housing reconstruction (and vice versa) in unexpected ways. Uninsured groups (such as the elderly and migrant homeowners) received prompt, ad-hoc support from state and civil society actors, while insured homeowners (mostly higher-income groups) experienced ongoing disputes between state and market actors that hampered their recovery. Some marginalized groups could not access state support, as various aspects of cultural diversity were not adequately considered. This fostered, and created new, patterns of inequality and risk. The ad-hoc engagement of civil society was crucial, but insufficient, to fully buffer the effects of inequality and marginalization resulting from formal re-covery processes. We conclude that it is critical to give more attention to the interplay, and power constellations, between state, market and civil society actors to facilitate sustainable recovery and development – by coun-teracting potential inequality and marginalization effects. Increased consideration of cultural diversity and the support of citizens who play dual roles (and can mediate between different actors) was identified to be vital in this context. We thus call for increased research into the issue of complementary city–citizen rights and re-sponsibilities in risk reduction and adaptation planning.
Research Interests: Risk Management and Insurance, Disaster Studies, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Climate change policy, and 15 moreRisk Governance, Urban Planning, Resilience (Sustainability), Disaster Management, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Urban And Regional Planning, Post Disaster Reconstruction, Social Inequality, Sustainable Urban Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Insurance, Urban resilience, Marginalization, Disaster Recovery, and Governance and Risk Management
When flood events trigger disaster in cities, the recovery process to follow constitutes a complex field of activity covering urban space, state institutions, and impacted citizens. Recovery may not occur evenly, but instead,... more
When flood events trigger disaster in cities, the recovery process to follow constitutes a complex field of activity covering urban space, state institutions, and impacted citizens. Recovery may not occur evenly, but instead, asymmetrically. In the case of the city of New Orleans in the USA, heavily hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, this can be observed particularly in the city's Lower Ninth Ward. Here, a rebuilding program oriented towards homeowners, the Road Home program, was supposed to enable citizens to return. Why couldn't the plans and programs for recovery prevent the emergence of asymmetric recovery in the Lower Ninth Ward? This contribution shows that these plans and programs didn't adequately respond to urban spatial and social conditions and weren't oriented towards the vulnerability of impacted citizens. For this purpose, the author's empirical data collected via quantitative and qualitative methods in 2007 and 2009 are featured here. The aim is to support knowledge-based planning recommendations that address the vulnerability of impacted citizens and to contribute to a discussion on just and sustainable recovery in and of cities after disaster.
Research Interests: Resilience, Disaster risk management, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Risk and Vulnerability, and 15 moreUrban Studies, Natural Hazards, Risk Management, Vulnerability, New Orleans, Mobility, Disaster risk reduction, Case Study, Disaster Recovery, Raumforschung, post-Katrina New Orleans, Lower Ninth Ward, Raumplanung, Stadtforschung, and Katastrophen
This paper examines a city and a natural disaster, specifically New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina of August 2005. Recovery here is ongoing and the process of return is incomplete, with long-term dislocation to other cities... more
This paper examines a city and a natural disaster, specifically New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina of August 2005. Recovery here is ongoing and the process of return is incomplete, with long-term dislocation to other cities in the United States, such as Houston, Texas. The question arises as to how planning and stratification influence evacuation and return/dislocation and how they result in a particular practice of adaptation. This interrelated process is conceptually integrated and termed ‘schismo-urbanism’ and is analysed within a multidimensional theoretical framework to evaluate aspects of urban sociology and natural disasters. Empirical research is based on a quantitative and qualitative mixed-method case study. Data were collected during two rounds of field research in New Orleans and Houston in 2007 and 2009. As a comparative sociospatial study of affected and receptor communities, it makes a novel theoretical and methodological contribution to research on urban disasters in the context of continuing and rapid social change, and is targeted at disaster researchers, planning theorists and practitioners, and urbanists.
Research Interests: Political Participation, Social Networks, Social Sciences, Architecture, Research Methodology, and 63 moreUrban Politics, Community Resilience, Qualitative methodology, Disaster Studies, Resilience, Environmental Studies, Urban History, Human-Environment Relations, Disaster risk management, Urban Planning, Migration, Social Capital, Resilient City, Risk and Vulnerability, Urban Studies, Networks, Natural Hazards, Urbanism, Quantitative methodology, Resilience (Sustainability), Forced Migration, Migration Studies, Disaster Management, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Sociology of Migration, Urban Sociology, Vulnerability, Social Production of Space, Spatial Sociology, Environmental Sustainability, Indigenous Peoples, Emergency Management, Urban And Regional Planning, Civic Engagement, Landscape, Socio-spatial Theory, New Orleans, Urbanisation, Cities, Urban Violence, Future cities, Urban Design, global Climate change, Natural hazards and disasters, especially vulnerability analysis, City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Disaster risk reduction, Emergency Response,Recovery and Preparedness, Hurricane Katrina, Participatory Decision Making, Disaster Culture, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Natural Hazard and Disaster Risk Management, Houston, Urban resilience, Reconstruction after disaster. emergency managment. planning for recovery after hazards.mitigation in reconstruction., Landscape change, Forced migration and displacement, Disaster Recovery Planning, Lower Ninth Ward, State Buildng, Water In the City, and Land-use/ Land-cover Change
Klimaresilienz wird häufig als Querschnittsthema betrachtet, für das es gilt, verschiedene Institutionen einzubinden und es in deren jeweiliger Arbeit in einer bestimmten Form umzusetzen. Die Herausforderung dabei ist die jeweilige... more
Klimaresilienz wird häufig als Querschnittsthema betrachtet, für das es gilt, verschiedene Institutionen einzubinden und es in deren jeweiliger Arbeit in einer bestimmten Form umzusetzen. Die Herausforderung dabei ist die jeweilige Definition der Resilienz, denn jede Disziplin hat unter Umständen eine eigene Definition für den eigentlichen Begriff und wendet unter Umständen auch einen anderen, damit verbundenen Systembegriff an.
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In Germany, increasing numbers and severity of flood events result in significant economic losses. Flood insurance is considered an important governance mechanism to reduce related long-term impacts, involving private market, governmental... more
In Germany, increasing numbers and severity of flood events result in significant economic losses. Flood insurance is considered an important governance mechanism to reduce related long-term impacts, involving private market, governmental and civil society actors (Kammerbauer 2019). However, whilst flood impacts are increasing and flood insurance is available to all homeowners, coverage is low. Why do such disparities persist and how can they be addressed to reduce risks and to assist particularly vulnerable populations? How effective is the current governance system for managing and adapting to hazard and disaster impacts? How does it relate to efforts to adapt to climate change? And what role can insurance play to improve the current governance mechanisms for supporting equitable risk reduction and adaptation?
Research Interests: Risk Management and Insurance, Flood Risk Management, Sustainable Development, Disaster Management, Environmental Planning, and 8 moreEnvironmental Sustainability, Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Flood Disaster, Disaster Resilience, Disaster Recovery Planning, flood insurance, and Housing recovery
Architekturkultur entsteht, wenn kluge Köpfe zusammenwirken. Ist doch klar. Wie also besser eines der symbolträchtigsten Gebäude der Welt verwirklichen, als mit einer imposanten Schar renommierter Architekten? Eine nicht ganz ernst... more
Architekturkultur entsteht, wenn kluge Köpfe zusammenwirken. Ist doch klar. Wie also besser eines der symbolträchtigsten Gebäude der Welt verwirklichen, als mit einer imposanten Schar renommierter Architekten? Eine nicht ganz ernst gemeinte Fiktion.
Research Interests: Fiction Writing, Ancient History, Cultural Studies, Architecture, Urban Planning, and 13 moreArchitectural History, Urban Studies, Architectural Theory, Urban Design, Architektur, Baugeschichte, Architekturgeschichte, Architekturtheorie, Stadtforschung, Städtebau, Baukunst, Baukultur, and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
Die Idee zur modernen Bibliothek entstand in der Zeit der industriellen Revolution im Schoß bürgerlicher Gesellschaften, die sich republikanische Verfassungen gaben. Sie wurde zu einer räumlich präsenten Institution jener Gesellschaften,... more
Die Idee zur modernen Bibliothek entstand in der Zeit der industriellen Revolution im Schoß bürgerlicher Gesellschaften, die sich republikanische Verfassungen gaben. Sie wurde zu einer räumlich präsenten Institution jener Gesellschaften, in denen das Wissen einer Nation in der Gestalt von Büchern den Bürgern verfügbar gemacht wurde. Die Bibliothek wurde damit zu einem Haus für die Weisheit. Und nun stellt die Digitalisierung alles auf den Kopf…Was erfahren wir bei Perry Rhodan über die Zukunft der Bibliotheken?
Research Interests: Future Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Cyborg Theory, Architecture, Literature, and 15 moreBiotechnology, Urban Studies, Hybridization, Science Fiction, Theory Of Architecture, Public Space, Futures and Options, History and Theory of Modern Architecture, Artificial Neural Networks, Science Fiction Studies, Architektur, Architecture and Public Spaces, Architekturtheorie, Baukultur, and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
In 2013 Typhoon Haiyan severely impacted the Philippine city of Tacloban. International NGOs and the city government jointly developed a recovery plan aimed at "building back better." Yet this hasn't prevented un-planned informal... more
In 2013 Typhoon Haiyan severely impacted the Philippine city of Tacloban. International NGOs and the city government jointly developed a recovery plan aimed at "building back better." Yet this hasn't prevented un-planned informal reconstruction. To understand this process, we examine how actors in government, civil society and the private market interacted in the recovery of Tacloban. We present findings based on interviews and a focus group discussion conducted with actors from local government and non-profit organisations. The results indicate that lacking coordination between actors and limited access to resources within this complex governance context inhibit the implementation of recovery goals.
Research Interests: Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster risk management, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Governance, and 17 moreNatural Hazards, Philippines, Developing Countries, Disaster Management, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Urban And Regional Planning, Sustainable Architecture, Post Disaster Reconstruction, Disaster risk reduction, Tacloban City Philippines, Tacloban, Tacloban City, Disaster Recovery, Typhoon, Haiyan, Typhoon Haiyan, and Post-Haiyan recovery
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Eine Stadt ist eine Stadt und zugleich mehr. Sie ist die Summe ihrer historischen Bilder, Rollen und Identitäten sowie ihrer Bewohner: Familien, Freunde, Fremde. Zudem überlagern sich in jeder Stadt verschiedene Stadtbilder... more
Eine Stadt ist eine Stadt und zugleich mehr. Sie ist die Summe ihrer historischen Bilder, Rollen und Identitäten sowie ihrer Bewohner: Familien, Freunde, Fremde. Zudem überlagern sich in jeder Stadt verschiedene Stadtbilder unterschiedlicher Epochen, die voneinander unterscheidbar sind, sich jedoch in Verbindung bringen lassen. Natürlich werden sich Besucher mit den herausragenden Beispielen der Baukunst in Nürnberg beschäftigen und diese erleben wollen. Doch es sind auch die selbstverständlichen, unsichtbaren Dinge einer Stadt, die zu ihrem unverwechselbaren Charakter beitragen. Und gerade die Kombination aus beiden ermöglicht ein umfassendes Stadterlebnis. Städte sind in diesem Sinne einzigartig und teilen gleichzeitig mit anderen Städten bestimmte Eigenschaften. Dies gilt auch für Nürnberg. Somit ist es auch möglich, Nürnberg als »europäische Stadt« aufzufassen. Neben den grossartigen Besonderheiten kann man nun auch die selbstverständlichen Dinge in neuem Licht sehen, ja entschlüsseln, begreifen und wertschätzen. Vor diesem Hintergrund schildert dieser Beitrag wesentliche Abschnitte der Stadtgeschichte Nürnbergs in Bezug auf Bevölkerungsentwicklung, Baugeschichte und planerische Konzepte.
When disaster impacts cities, planners are required to address two central aims: on the one hand, cities need to recover after disaster, and on the other, urban development that existed before disaster is supposed to continue afterwards.... more
When disaster impacts cities, planners are required to address two central aims: on the one hand, cities need to recover after disaster, and on the other, urban development that existed before disaster is supposed to continue afterwards. For both aims, forms of planning exist: recovery planning and urban planning. Questions arise on how similar and how different they are, how they complement or contradict each other, or whether it is possible to plan for the rebuilding of existing structures and necessary improvements at the same time. Lack of coordination between the two can lead to uneven, fragmented, ad-hoc recovery that neglects the needs of vulnerable populations. As result, opportunities for beneficial change that could increase the resilience of communities remain under-utilized. This leads to the main research question of this contribution: how do the two forms of planning interact with the vulnerability of impacted populations?
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Architecture, Urban Politics, Community Resilience, Disaster Studies, and 29 moreResilience, Disaster risk management, Sustainable Development, Environmental Planning and Design, Urban Planning, Governance, Risk and Vulnerability, Sustainable Urban Environments, Urban Studies, Strategic Planning, Urbanism, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Disaster Management, Urban Sociology, Vulnerability, Urban And Regional Planning, Land-use planning, Sustainable Architecture, New Orleans, Post Disaster Reconstruction, City planning, Planning, Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Disaster Culture, Reconstruction after disaster. emergency managment. planning for recovery after hazards.mitigation in reconstruction., Lower Ninth Ward, and Water In the City
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina led to a catastrophic urban disaster in New Orleans and its metropolitan area, which resulted in the long-term displacement of citizens across the country. While disasters are generally conceptualized as... more
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina led to a catastrophic urban disaster in New Orleans and its metropolitan area, which resulted in the long-term displacement of citizens across the country. While disasters are generally conceptualized as occasions in which return is possible after a limited amount of time, the long-term character of Katrina has changed this view. This is related to the slow, ongoing, and incomplete repopulation and long-term recovery of New Orleans, and particularly the interrelation of institutional planning and the vulnerabilities of populations during both the response and recovery phase of disaster. Long-term evacuation of vulnerable populations has turned into new settlement in other American cities, most notably Houston. The author conceptualizes this as an integrated process of 'schismourbanism' – a socio-spatial praxis of adaptation that differs from typical 'return to normal' after disaster. This concept addresses both vulnerability and planning in an urban context and is oriented towards both to disaster researchers as well as urbanists.
Research Interests: Human Geography, Urban Geography, Environmental Science, Anthropology, Political Participation, and 53 moreSocial Networks, Architecture, Research Methodology, Organizational Culture, Community Resilience, Qualitative methodology, Disaster Studies, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Environmental Studies, Urban History, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Urban Anthropology, Disaster risk management, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Social Capital, Risk and Vulnerability, Sustainable Urban Environments, Urban Studies, Networks, Social Stratification, Urbanism, Quantitative methodology, Resilience (Sustainability), Forced Migration, Disaster Management, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Urban Sociology, Vulnerability, Social Production of Space, Environmental Sustainability, Indigenous Peoples, Urban And Regional Planning, Civic Engagement, Landscape, New Orleans, Interdisciplinary research (Social Sciences), Cities, Future cities, Urban Design, global Climate change, Natural hazards and disasters, especially vulnerability analysis, City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Disaster risk reduction, Participatory Decision Making, Disaster Culture, Landscape change, post-Katrina New Orleans, Lower Ninth Ward, Water In the City, and Land-use/ Land-cover Change
Research Interests: Urban Geography, Architecture, Organizational Culture, Community Resilience, Disaster Studies, and 34 moreClimate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Environmental Studies, Urban History, Disaster risk management, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Risk and Vulnerability, Sustainable Urban Environments, Urban Studies, Networks, Urbanism, Forced Migration, Disaster Management, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Urban Sociology, Environmental Sustainability, Urban And Regional Planning, Landscape, Interdisciplinary Studies, New Orleans, Cities, Future cities, Urban Design, Natural hazards and disasters, especially vulnerability analysis, Spatial segregation, City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Disaster risk reduction, Participatory Decision Making, Disaster Culture, post-Katrina New Orleans, Lower Ninth Ward, and Water In the City
Tragisch ist es schon, dass das Bauwesen zu einem erheblichen Teil an Prozessen beteiligt ist, die den Klimawandel anheizen. Abhängig davon, wem man welchen Anteil an der Emission von CO2 zuschreibt, kommt man auf knapp 30 Prozent der in... more
Tragisch ist es schon, dass das Bauwesen zu einem erheblichen Teil an Prozessen beteiligt ist, die den Klimawandel anheizen. Abhängig davon, wem man welchen Anteil an der Emission von CO2 zuschreibt, kommt man auf knapp 30 Prozent der in Deutschland verzeichneten Gesamtsumme. Neben der allgemeinen Forderung, diese Emissionen zurückzuschrauben, etwa durch entsprechende Bauweise, Materialwahl und Energiekonzepte, besteht ein Problem darin, wie man die Zukunft des Bauens in dieser Form positiv besetzen kann. Wie kann unser architektonisches Verhältnis zur Umwelt also auf hoffnungsvolle Weise ausgedrückt werden, zwischen historisierenden Rekonstruktion und biophilen Strukturen?
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Der kürzlich erschienene 6. Bericht des Weltklimarats Folgen, Anpassung und Verwundbarkeit hebt die Notwendigkeit klimaresilienter Entwicklung hervor. Resiliente Städte sollen dazu in die Lage gesetzt werden, Stressfaktoren in ganz... more
Der kürzlich erschienene 6. Bericht des Weltklimarats Folgen, Anpassung und Verwundbarkeit hebt die Notwendigkeit klimaresilienter Entwicklung hervor. Resiliente Städte sollen dazu in die Lage gesetzt werden, Stressfaktoren in ganz unterschiedlicher Form zu bewältigen, seien es extreme Trockenzeiten und Regenfälle, aber auch Flüchtlingskrisen. Die verfügbaren Ressourcen, die Governance-Situation und die Fähigkeit der Bewohner und Gemeinschaften, mit Stressfaktoren umzugehen, stellen wesentliche Faktoren auf diesem Weg dar. Das Sendai-Rahmenwerk zur Katastrophenvorsorge stellt eine Verbindung zur Nachhaltigkeitsagenda der Vereinten Nationen her, indem es fordert, dass Städte inklusiv, sicher, resilient und nachhaltig sein sollen (UNDRR 2015). Planer in allen betroffenen Bereichen, sowohl in der Stadt-oder Regionalplanung als auch im Katastrophenmanagement, besitzen daher eine geteilte Verantwortung, ein resilientes wie auch nachhaltiges Lebensumfeld zu fördern. Gleichzeitig sind die institutionalisierte Planung und das praktische Planungshandeln weiterhin darauf nicht ausgelegt." Der Artikel berichtet über Erfahrungen aus Fallstudien in Japan und den Philippinen.
Research Interests: Japanese Studies, Architecture, Flood Risk Management, Disaster Studies, Resilience, and 12 moreUrban Planning, Urban Studies, Philippines, Disaster Management, Environmental Sustainability, Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Planning, Urban resilience, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery Planning, Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake, and Typhoon Haiyan
Immer noch sitzt nach dem Hochwasser in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Rheinland-Pfalz der Schock tief. Wie kann der Wiederaufbau gelingen? Planerische und gestalterische Anpassungen sind gefordert, die das Katastrophenrisiko mindern –... more
Immer noch sitzt nach dem Hochwasser in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Rheinland-Pfalz der Schock tief. Wie kann der Wiederaufbau gelingen? Planerische und gestalterische Anpassungen sind gefordert, die das Katastrophenrisiko mindern – nachhaltig und resilient.
Research Interests: Risk Management and Insurance, Architecture, Flood Risk Management, Community Resilience, Sustainable Development, and 12 moreUrban Planning, Natural Hazards, Disaster Management, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Vulnerability, Environmental Sustainability, Post Disaster Reconstruction, Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Urban resilience, and Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR & CCA)
Die Perry Rhodan-Serie präsentiert ihren Leserinnen und Lesern Szenen und Bilder einer spekulativen Geschichte der zukünftigen Menschheit. Der Begriff "Raum" ist hier weit gefasst und reicht von fernen, höherdimensionalen Multiversen... more
Die Perry Rhodan-Serie präsentiert ihren Leserinnen und Lesern Szenen und Bilder einer spekulativen Geschichte der zukünftigen Menschheit. Der Begriff "Raum" ist hier weit gefasst und reicht von fernen, höherdimensionalen Multiversen zurück in unseren heimatlichen Kosmos und zu Raumstädten und Stadträumen sowie einzelnen Bauwerken. Welche Bedeutung haben die Architekturen des Perryversums, kann man sie mit baulichen Beispielen unserer realen Welt vergleichen, und was sagt dieser Vergleich über die Serie aus – und vielleicht, über uns?
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Institutionen sind etwas besonderes. Über sie und ihre Arbeit zu schreiben, ebenfalls. Das liegt daran, dass sie nicht nur die Interessen und Intentionen einer einzelnen Person vertreten, sondern vieler Menschen. Etwa, wenn sie sich mit... more
Institutionen sind etwas besonderes. Über sie und ihre Arbeit zu schreiben, ebenfalls. Das liegt daran, dass sie nicht nur die Interessen und Intentionen einer einzelnen Person vertreten, sondern vieler Menschen. Etwa, wenn sie sich mit Themen befassen, die für die ganze Gesellschaft wichtig sind. Es bietet sich daher an, zuzuhören, was diese Institutionen (oder ihre Vertreter) zu sagen haben. Die Bayerische Architektenkammer ist eine Institution, die zur Aufgabe hat, die Baukultur im Freistaat zu fördern. In diesem Rahmen dienen die Architektouren der gesellschaftsweiten Diskussion über die Baukultur, mit gebauten Beispielen als Anziehungspunkt ...
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Planners aim at making cities and their populations resilient against sudden occurrences of stress such as environmental disaster. Adaptive planning measures serve to achieve this aim, not only in the realm of resilience, but in the arena... more
Planners aim at making cities and their populations resilient against sudden occurrences of stress such as environmental disaster. Adaptive planning measures serve to achieve this aim, not only in the realm of resilience, but in the arena of sustainability as well. Yet resilience and sustainability are different in terms of the scales of time and space they refer to. How to delineate these differences and how to reconcile them to support effective adaptation measures? While processes of climate change increasingly fuel more frequent and intense environmental disasters, time is of the essence. Pre-Print Version of the Text published in Topos Nr. 116/2021
Research Interests: Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Environmental Studies, Urban Planning, Resilient City, and 10 moreSustainable Urban Environments, Disaster Management, Theory Of Architecture, Environmental Sustainability, Land-use planning, Risk Assessment & Risk Management, Sustainable Urban Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Environmental Hazards and Disasters, and Architecture and Urban Planning
Lefèbvre’s conceptualization of the Right to the City goes beyond legal issues and access to resources. It encompasses an “utopian” vision of a better city, beyond its current economic and political state, where city dwellers... more
Lefèbvre’s conceptualization of the Right to the City goes beyond legal issues and access to resources. It encompasses an “utopian” vision of a better city, beyond its current economic and political state, where city dwellers cooperatively shape their urban space. Can this utopian vision help urban communities at risk cope with crises? To answer this question, urbanist Mark Kammerbauer spoke with Laura Paul of lowernine.org. The nonprofit organization has been helping residents of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans cope with the problems of post-disaster housing reconstruction ever since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and during the coronavirus pandemic as well.
Research Interests: Nonprofit Studies, Resilience, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Urbanism, and 13 moreHousing, Disaster Management, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Environmental Sustainability, Henri Lefebvre, New Orleans, Food Security, Post Disaster Reconstruction, Disaster risk reduction, Hurricane Katrina, Right to the city, Disaster Recovery, and COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Openness, diversity, participation, liveability – these qualities often define the way of life in the city. However, beyond highly dense urban cores, they can also be found in suburban or lower-density zones along the urban fringe. This... more
Openness, diversity, participation, liveability – these qualities often define the way of life in the city. However, beyond highly dense urban cores, they can also be found in suburban or lower-density zones along the urban fringe. This is what Georgeen Theodore, architect, urbanist and educator states and what she strives for. We spoke with her about her planning and design approach to the urban fringe and the suburbs, about the projects Interboro Partners, her firm, is working on and the importance of entering into a dialog with stakeholders and community members.
Research Interests: Architecture, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Strategic Planning, Regional Planning/Development, and 8 moreUrban And Regional Planning, Social sustainability, Participatory Planning, Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Planning, Citizen participation, Community participation and engagement, and Sustainability
We recently met the German urban planner Uli Hellweg in Berlin. As Director of the International Building Exhibition IBA Hamburg, which took place between 2006 and 2013, he strove to find solutions to urgent urban challenges, such as... more
We recently met the German urban planner Uli Hellweg in Berlin. As Director of the International Building Exhibition IBA Hamburg, which took place between 2006 and 2013, he strove to find solutions to urgent urban challenges, such as mobility and transport, participation and open space. We spoke with him about new urban challenges and about opportunities facing urban and regional planning, both within Germany and the European Union. We were particularly interested in how digitalization is impacting urbanization and suburbanization processes, how the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating related trends and what role Artifcial Intelligence (AI) can play in this regard.
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Wir treffen den Stadtplaner Uli Hellweg nach einem Workshop zur Planung eines Hof- und Hochhausquartiers in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. Hier soll Wohnraum für mehr als 2000 Einwohner entstehen, mit bis zu 50 Prozent Sozialwohnungen, einem... more
Wir treffen den Stadtplaner Uli Hellweg nach einem Workshop zur Planung eines Hof- und Hochhausquartiers in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. Hier soll Wohnraum für mehr als 2000 Einwohner entstehen, mit bis zu 50 Prozent Sozialwohnungen, einem Mix an Nutzungen und Einrichtungen nach dem Berliner Modell. Wir nutzten die Gelegenheit, mit Uli Hellweg über die aktuellen Herausforderungen und Chancen der Stadtplanung im Allgemeinen und in Berlin im Besonderen zu sprechen.
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One might think that settling wherever one desires corresponds to the American dream of shaping one's own destiny. Tragically, this dream is bifurcated by the structural inequality that pervades US s ociety, resulting in unequal... more
One might think that settling wherever one desires corresponds to the American dream of shaping one's own destiny. Tragically, this dream is bifurcated by the structural inequality that pervades US s ociety, resulting in unequal opportunity and uneven development. This becomes a matter of life and death in a disaster and shapes who can respond and recover and who can't. !is year's California wildfires are a case in point, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. How did modernization facilitate this disaster, and what can be done to remedy this perfect storm?
Research Interests: Architecture, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Urban Planning, Real Estate Development, and 12 moreNatural Hazards, Fire Protection, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Environmental Sustainability, California History, Urban Design, Land Use Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Disaster Recovery, Wildfire risk, Adaptive Planning, and Coronavirus COVID-19
Artificial intelligence (AI) is supposed to approximate or possibly exceed the capacities of the human mind. AI currently permeates almost every and all aspects of our lives, including cities. Will future cities not only be managed by AI,... more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is supposed to approximate or possibly exceed the capacities of the human mind. AI currently permeates almost every and all aspects of our lives, including cities. Will future cities not only be managed by AI, but actually be planned and designed by it? If sustainable urban development is supposed to include all relevant stakeholders and actors, AI would have to become not only an instrument of planning, but an actor to have a sustainable impact ...
Research Interests: Future Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Human Computer Interaction, Information Technology, Ethics, and 13 moreSustainable Development, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Urbanism, Diversity & Inclusion, Moral Philosophy, Environmental Sustainability, Artificial Neural Networks, Cities, Urban Design, Sustainable Cities, Smart City, and Smart Homes
We meet Henk Ovink, the first Special Envoy on International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, at his home office. Ovink is responsible for maintaining good relations with foreign governments, knowledge institutions and... more
We meet Henk Ovink, the first Special Envoy on International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, at his home office. Ovink is responsible for maintaining good relations with foreign governments, knowledge institutions and civil society organizations around the world and initiates cooperations with the World Bank, the United Nations, the OECD and the EU. He previously served as the Senior Advisor to the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and was Principal of the ‘Re- build by Design’ initiative. topos spoke with him about the potential of water to both connect and disrupt and putting water back into the hearts and minds of people, for their own wellbeing.
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The political ecology of water shapes environments and human responses. Water also plays a prominent role in Science Fiction, either by its abundance or its absence. Floods destroy cultures and necessitate them to adapt, such as in... more
The political ecology of water shapes environments and human responses. Water also plays a prominent role in Science Fiction, either by its abundance or its absence. Floods destroy cultures and necessitate them to adapt, such as in Stephen Baxter's "Flood" or Kim Stanley Robinson's "New York 2140". The absence of water is a powerful backdrop for how people survive in a harsh environment in Frank Herbert's "Dune" novels. Patterns of power are contoured by water not only today, but also in futures and worlds far away.
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Environmental Science, Climate Change, Water, Political Ecology, and 15 moreResilience, Sustainable Development, Environmental Planning and Design, Cultural Landscapes, Urban Studies, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Film, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Environmental Sustainability, Social transformation, Utopia, Utopia and Science Fiction, Science Fiction Studies, Urban resilience, and Terraforming
Wer sich für Architektur interessiert, liest auch gerne darüber. Diejenigen innerhalb der Disziplin, die sich darüber hinaus diskursiv mit dem Bauen befassen, sind in der Architekturtheorie zuhause. Sie finden nicht zuletzt innerhalb... more
Wer sich für Architektur interessiert, liest auch gerne darüber. Diejenigen innerhalb der Disziplin, die sich darüber hinaus diskursiv mit dem Bauen befassen, sind in der Architekturtheorie zuhause. Sie finden nicht zuletzt innerhalb unterschiedlicher Textgattungen und dazugehöriger Darstellungsweisen ihren Untersuchungsgegenstand. Wie können solche Textgattungen zu Fortschritten innerhalb der Architekturtheorie beitragen? Mit dieser Frage befasst sich ein von Dietrich Erben herausgegebenes Handbuch.
Research Interests: Architecture, Academic Writing, Theory Of Architecture, History and Theory of Modern Architecture, Literary Genres, and 9 moreMedienwissenschaft, Architektur, Baugeschichte, Architekturgeschichte, Architekturtheorie, Baukultur, Architekturgeschichte und Architekturtheorie des 18. bis 21. Jahrhunderts, Architektur der Moderne , and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
Many people in the Western world feel confused about wearing a mask in public to protect themselves and others from coronavirus. In a civic sense, identification is paramount and connects individuals, their exterior appearance and their... more
Many people in the Western world feel confused about wearing a mask in public to protect themselves and others from coronavirus. In a civic sense, identification is paramount and connects individuals, their exterior appearance and their actions. In Asia, however, people are used to wearing masks. A matter of curtesy or culture? Urbanist Mark Kammerbauer reflects on the connection between an open society, openly accessible public spaces, the way human beings communicate with each other and being open-minded towards wearing a mask in public. People with face masks in Singapore.
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Crisis is upon us, triggered by the Corona virus a.k.a. Covid-19. Everyday life has come to a standstill. By now the entire world is affected, leading to the declaration of a global pandemic. Is the built environment in any way impacted,... more
Crisis is upon us, triggered by the Corona virus a.k.a. Covid-19. Everyday life has come to a standstill. By now the entire world is affected, leading to the declaration of a global pandemic. Is the built environment in any way impacted, or for that matter, the culture or the economy of building and construction? A brief discussion of the political, social and spatial dimensions of the Covid-19 pandemic shed light on this question.
Research Interests: Architecture, Construction Management, Disaster Studies, Disaster risk management, Urban Planning, and 13 moreSustainable Building Design, Risk and Vulnerability, Urban Studies, Urbanism, Disaster Management, Urban Sociology, Vulnerability, Social vulnerability, Social Inequality, Disaster risk reduction, Disaster Culture, Architecture and Public Spaces, and COVID-19 PANDEMIC
To elevate oneself from the earth is a dream that is as old as humankind itself. While this dream has become a reality in the age of the modern elevator, it is intrinsically tied to the design of tall buildings and skyscrapers. Vertical... more
To elevate oneself from the earth is a dream that is as old as humankind itself. While this dream has become a reality in the age of the modern elevator, it is intrinsically tied to the design of tall buildings and skyscrapers. Vertical transport technology comprises a means to confront the fact that the only way left for sustainable high-density urban development is up. Cities are the centers of urbanization on a global scale, and the majority of humankind will be living in urbanized areas in the not all too distant future. Population densities will increase further, while the availability of scarce land will decrease. The continuous, sprawling horizontal expansion of cities is no longer feasible nor sustainable. If cities need to go up, elevators are the key to doing so.
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Die Kassandrarufe scheinen nicht abreissen zu wollen: Klimakrise, populistische Verführer und die Frage nach dem Fortbestand der Menschheit füllen den Äther. Grund genug für Planer und Gestalter des gebauten Raums, sich mit positiven... more
Die Kassandrarufe scheinen nicht abreissen zu wollen: Klimakrise, populistische Verführer und die Frage nach dem Fortbestand der Menschheit füllen den Äther. Grund genug für Planer und Gestalter des gebauten Raums, sich mit positiven Zukunftsszenarien zu befassen, insbesondere, wenn es um Städte geht. Doch wie soll es mit ihnen, wie wird es in ihnen weitergehen, wie werden urbane Zukünfte gestaltet sein? Insbesondere die Science Fiction beinhaltet Visionen alternativer Realitätsentwürfe, prismatisch den Blick der Autoren auf ihre Lebenswirklichkeit reflektierend. Das deutschsprachige Science Fiction-Flaggschiff heisst Perry Rhodan, erscheint seit 1961 wöchentlich in Heftform und wird von einem Autorenteam verfasst. Grund für uns, mit den Autoren über ihre Lieblingsstadt der spekulativen Zukunft einer Menschheit im Kosmos zu sprechen.
Research Interests: Future Studies, Architecture, Utopian Studies, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, and 15 moreScience Fiction, Urbanism, Utopian Literature, Urban Fiction, Utopia, Urban Design, Science-Fiction, Utopia and Science Fiction, Science Fiction Studies, Medienwissenschaft, Fictional Urbanism, Architekturtheorie, Stadtforschung, Perry Rhodan, and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
Spekulativ ausgeformte Zukunftswelten sind ebenso ein Kernbestandteil der Science Fiction wie kosmische Städte. SF-Leser "begegnen" vielen interessanten und spannenden Stadtvisionen. Man könnte die Frage stellen, ob und wie die urbanen... more
Spekulativ ausgeformte Zukunftswelten sind ebenso ein Kernbestandteil der Science Fiction wie kosmische Städte. SF-Leser "begegnen" vielen interessanten und spannenden Stadtvisionen. Man könnte die Frage stellen, ob und wie die urbanen Fiktionen der SF-Literatur – am Beispiel der Perry Rhodan-Serie – mit realen Prozessen der Stadtentwicklung in Verbindung zu bringen sind ...
Research Interests: Future Studies, Architecture, Utopian Studies, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, and 15 moreScience Fiction, Urbanism, Architectural Theory, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Futures and Options, City planning, Urban Design, Science-Fiction, Utopia and Science Fiction, Science Fiction Studies, Medienwissenschaft, Architekturtheorie, Stadtforschung, Perry Rhodan, and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
Displacement today can be better understood when differentiating it from migration, by distinguishing means to either cope with or adapt to it, and by acknowledging the importance of cultural aspects. The anthropologist Anthony... more
Displacement today can be better understood when differentiating it from migration, by distinguishing means to either cope with or adapt to it, and by acknowledging the importance of cultural aspects. The anthropologist Anthony Oliver-Smith shares insights from his decades of research on disasters, displacement and resettlement with topos.
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Development Studies, Climate Change, Disaster Studies, and 14 moreClimate Change Adaptation, Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Forced Migration, Migration Studies, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Vulnerability, Planning, Disasters, Disaster risk reduction, Displacement, and Resettlement
In 2011 a flood disaster in Lockyer Valley in the Australian state of Queensland led to loss of life and catastrophic damage. The rural town of Grantham was hit particularly hard. The state government initiated an unprecedented recovery... more
In 2011 a flood disaster in Lockyer Valley in the Australian state of Queensland led to loss of life and catastrophic damage. The rural town of Grantham was hit particularly hard. The state government initiated an unprecedented recovery and resettlement plan for the development of new homes for impacted residents. Planners successfully reduced flood risk in the "new" Grantham, located in the vicinity of the existing town. How did the resettlement plan change the lives of residents? Complementing the article on Grantham in issue 108 of Topos, we spoke in further detail with Kate Isles, a planner who was involved in the planning process and implementation for the recovery of Grantham with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority from its very beginning after the 2011 floods. What is the current status of the "new" Grantham, how many houses have been built, how many people live there? Kate Isles: "New" Grantham or upper Grantham is now well established following the now historic land ballot of Saturday, 6th August 2011. Around 70 homes have now been built or relocated there.
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In 2011 a flood disaster in the Australian state of Queensland led to loss of life and catastrophic damage. The rural town of Grantham was hit particularly hard. The state government initiated an unprecedented recovery and resettlement... more
In 2011 a flood disaster in the Australian state of Queensland led to loss of life and catastrophic damage. The rural town of Grantham was hit particularly hard. The state government initiated an unprecedented recovery and resettlement plan for a new development located in the vicinity of the existing town. Which recovery pathways did impacted residents choose, and what motivated them to do so?
Research Interests: Development Studies, Architecture, Flood Risk Management, Disaster Studies, Disaster risk management, and 15 moreSustainable Development, Urban Planning, Rural Development, Urban Studies, Urbanism, Risk Management, Disaster Management, Australian Politics, Flood Mitigation, Urban And Regional Planning, Urban Design, Risk Perception, Resettlement, Disaster Recovery, and Queensland Politics
Due to climate change floods will increase in frequency and flood disasters will lead to greater damages. Architects and urban planners are required to rethink their approach: If dykes or levees no longer offer reliable protection, a new... more
Due to climate change floods will increase in frequency and flood disasters will lead to greater damages. Architects and urban planners are required to rethink their approach: If dykes or levees no longer offer reliable protection, a new culture of building by and living with the water is necessary.
Research Interests: Architecture, Flood Risk Management, Disaster Studies, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Development, and 15 moreUrban Planning, Resilient City, Architectural History, Urban Studies, Urbanism, Risk Management, Architectural Theory, Disaster Management, Environmental Sustainability, Urban And Regional Planning, Post Disaster Reconstruction, Urban Design, Disaster risk reduction, Urban resilience, and Architecture and Public Spaces
Science Fiction captures the attention and inspires the imagination of readers with its fantastic worlds and futuristic metropolises. The epic Perry Rhodan series, the world's longest-running consecutive Science Fiction adventure, is no... more
Science Fiction captures the attention and inspires the imagination of readers with its fantastic worlds and futuristic metropolises. The epic Perry Rhodan series, the world's longest-running consecutive Science Fiction adventure, is no exception. What can the urban planning discourse, what can planners and designers learn from its cosmic cities, today and in the future?
Research Interests: Future Studies, Architecture, Utopian Studies, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, and 13 moreScience Fiction, Urbanism, Technology and Society, Architectural Theory, Utopian Literature, Urban And Regional Planning, Creative City, Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, Utopia and Science Fiction, Science Fiction Studies, Smart City, and Perry Rhodan
Utopias propose worlds that claim to be better than the one we live in. Yet, at a closer look, they all reveal dystopian tendencies. Still, utopias play an important role within planning and design disciplines. It is therefore necessary... more
Utopias propose worlds that claim to be better than the one we live in. Yet, at a closer look, they all reveal dystopian tendencies. Still, utopias play an important role within planning and design disciplines. It is therefore necessary that students of these disciplines learn about the dystopian risk embedded in utopia's core, and how it can affect their own planning and design decisions. Science Fiction offers the key to understanding this circumstance.
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Architecture, Dystopian Literature, Utopian Studies, Sustainable Development, and 11 moreUrban Planning, Science Fiction, Pedagogy, Architectural Theory, Utopian Literature, City planning, Urban Design, Utopia and Science Fiction, Science Fiction Studies, Disaster risk reduction, and Urban resilience
Die Frage danach, wie politisch das Bauhaus war oder ist, klingt fokussiert. Liegt es nun am heterogenen Beobachtungsgegenstand oder der explorativen Herangehensweise, dass einem diese Frage während der Tagung zum Thema im Haus der... more
Die Frage danach, wie politisch das Bauhaus war oder ist, klingt fokussiert. Liegt es nun am heterogenen Beobachtungsgegenstand oder der explorativen Herangehensweise, dass einem diese Frage während der Tagung zum Thema im Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin doch ziemlich um die Ohren fliegt? Ein Bericht aus der Diskurszentrifuge.
Research Interests: Design, Architecture, Human Rights, Popular Culture, Design Theory, and 13 moreArchitectural Theory, History of architecture, History and Theory of Modern Architecture, Bauhaus, Political Discourse, Baugeschichte, Architekturgeschichte, Architekturtheorie, Weimar Bauhaus, Dessau Bauhaus, The Cultural Politics of Architecture and Urban Design, Baukultur, and Architektur der Moderne
Healthcare in the US is in crisis. To prevent dramatic behavioral health issues, hospitals and health systems are now investing in programs, partnerships and places that can inspire healthy behavior. Health District Planning shows how... more
Healthcare in the US is in crisis. To prevent dramatic behavioral health issues, hospitals and health systems are now investing in programs, partnerships and places that can inspire healthy behavior. Health District Planning shows how knowledge-based approaches can address planning challenges related to population health. How can we plan the healthy places of the future?
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Pünktlich zum Beginn des Bauhaus-Jubiläums kam es zum Eklat, angefangen mit dem geplanten Auftritt von Feine Sahne Fischfilet, einer Band mit linkspolitischer Haltung. Die Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau sagte nach Protesten von rechts den... more
Pünktlich zum Beginn des Bauhaus-Jubiläums kam es zum Eklat, angefangen mit dem geplanten Auftritt von Feine Sahne Fischfilet, einer Band mit linkspolitischer Haltung. Die Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau sagte nach Protesten von rechts den Auftritt ab. Das Bauhaus soll von jeher und auf einmal ein unpolitischer Ort gewesen sein. Wo liegt die Wahrheit?
Research Interests: German Studies, Architecture, Contemporary Art, Political Science, Politics, and 11 morePunk Culture, Punk Studies, History and Theory of Modern Architecture, Bauhaus, Medienwissenschaft, Architektur, Architecture and Public Spaces, Architekturtheorie, Baukultur, Architektur der Moderne , and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
Who is Perry Rhodan? He is the central figure of an epic Science Fiction phenomenon created by German-speaking authors. Published weekly in pulp magazine format since 1961 with colorful covers depicting futuristic landscapes, Perry... more
Who is Perry Rhodan? He is the central figure of an epic Science Fiction phenomenon created by German-speaking authors. Published weekly in pulp magazine format since 1961 with colorful covers depicting futuristic landscapes, Perry Rhodan’s 3000th issue now hits the newsstands. Science Fiction is gaining importance for contemporary planning efforts, and both SF literature and its images inspire planners and designers by offering fantastic visions of speculative futures and humanity’s cosmic destiny. Blade Runner is one case in point, and Perry Rhodan is another. By the way: This is also our first small step towards the upcoming issue of topos focused on utopias.
Research Interests: Future Studies, Contemporary Art, Landscape Architecture, Utopian Studies, Urban Studies, and 12 moreScience Fiction, Architectural Theory, Urban Sociology, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Visual Arts, Science-Fiction, Utopia and Science Fiction, Science Fiction Studies, Fictional Urbanism, Future City, City of the Future, and Future of the City
When a building with a particular historic meaning vanishes, the memory of it and its meaning eventually vanish as well. Historic preservation has a particular responsibility regarding the way societies deal with significant events and... more
When a building with a particular historic meaning vanishes, the memory of it and its meaning eventually vanish as well. Historic preservation has a particular responsibility regarding the way societies deal with significant events and their architectural representation within the built environment. Whether this can be applied to any and all countries or contexts is a valid question. Interesting things can happen when built examples are transposed from one place to another. The Rosa Parks House project is a poignant example. It clearly and painfully exposes the state of a nation’s society, with all its conflicts and contradictions. Thanks to the initiative of an American-German artist couple, the house was saved from imminent demolition and transported from Detroit to Berlin. In the German capital city’s quarter of Wedding, the house was reassembled and presented to the public as a physical statement that merges art and space. Following its guest tenure in Germany, the American civil rights icon’s house recently returned to the USA.
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New Orleans, the "Crescent City", the "Sliver by the River", currently celebrates its 300th anniversary. August 29th also marked the thirteenth year after Hurricane Katrina triggered a catastrophic disaster in the city, followed by a... more
New Orleans, the "Crescent City", the "Sliver by the River", currently celebrates its 300th anniversary. August 29th also marked the thirteenth year after Hurricane Katrina triggered a catastrophic disaster in the city, followed by a dysfunctional response and a flawed recovery. Before Katrina, New Orleans was already scarred by racial inequalities and social vulnerabilities that can be retraced within the urban fabric, indicating who lives in which neighborhood and why. The flood evacuation and resulting nationwide diaspora led to a dramatic decline in the number of residents. Recently the city reached 90 percent of its pre-Katrina population count, some neighborhoods even report population growth. Yet the share of African Americans is lower, and the departure of poor and black residents after Katrina has changed the face of the city.
Some of the lessons learned after Katrina include the realization that disasters aren't "natural", but rather the conjunction of at-risk settlement patterns, flawed planning, and vulnerability. This recognition also contributed to developing new strategies aimed at strengthening resilience. Formerly active in supporting the recovery of Broadmoor, one of the city's neighborhoods, the new Mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, is experienced in such efforts. The previous imperative of controlling nature is challenged by interdisciplinary and integrated planning approaches with social and environmental orientation. While flood resilience can be enhanced by taking into account the everyday life of residents, it also has an achilles' heel: the social vulnerability of the population, related to poverty and lacking equality of opportunity. Planners and designers therefore have the responsibility to develop ethical and adequate solutions for resilient architecture, cities and landscapes – true to the context and based on collaboration and innovation.
Some of the lessons learned after Katrina include the realization that disasters aren't "natural", but rather the conjunction of at-risk settlement patterns, flawed planning, and vulnerability. This recognition also contributed to developing new strategies aimed at strengthening resilience. Formerly active in supporting the recovery of Broadmoor, one of the city's neighborhoods, the new Mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, is experienced in such efforts. The previous imperative of controlling nature is challenged by interdisciplinary and integrated planning approaches with social and environmental orientation. While flood resilience can be enhanced by taking into account the everyday life of residents, it also has an achilles' heel: the social vulnerability of the population, related to poverty and lacking equality of opportunity. Planners and designers therefore have the responsibility to develop ethical and adequate solutions for resilient architecture, cities and landscapes – true to the context and based on collaboration and innovation.
Research Interests: Urban Geography, Architecture, Disaster Studies, Resilience, Urban Planning, and 15 moreHurricanes, Risk and Vulnerability, Architectural History, Urban Studies, Resilience (Sustainability), Disaster Management, Urban Environmental History, Urban And Regional Planning, Urban Design, Disaster risk reduction, Urban planning history, Hurricane Katrina, Floods, Urban resilience, and Colonial Culture, New Orleans & Louisiana
Geschickte Politiker können den Katastrophenfall medienwirksam zu ihrem Vorteil nutzen, wie es Bill Clinton während des Mississippi-Hochwassers 1993 und Gerhard Schröder während der Elbe-Flut 2002 taten. Wahrscheinlich lag ihnen die Hilfe... more
Geschickte Politiker können den Katastrophenfall medienwirksam zu ihrem Vorteil nutzen, wie es Bill Clinton während des Mississippi-Hochwassers 1993 und Gerhard Schröder während der Elbe-Flut 2002 taten. Wahrscheinlich lag ihnen die Hilfe für die betroffenen Menschen auch tatsächlich am Herzen. Der US-amerikanischen Wählerschaft mag man dahingehend eine überraschende Innovationsleistung unterstellen. Sie haben bekanntlich eine Medienfigur zum Präsidenten gemacht, die zudem grandios unterqualifiziert ist für den Job der mächtigsten Person der Welt. Dies äußert sich auf besonders unglückliche Weise im Krisenmanagement, wie man in den letzten Tagen und Wochen beobachten konnte.
Research Interests: Landscape Ecology, Urban Geography, Architecture, Disaster Studies, Landscape Architecture, and 11 moreDisaster risk management, Urban Planning, Cultural Landscapes, Urban Studies, Urbanism, Disaster Management, Urban And Regional Planning, Sustainable Architecture, Wildfires, Urban Design, and Stadtforschung
Steel is more than simply a building material. The term Metal refers to an idea that can be expressed both in terms of architecture and music. It is structured by the dualism of the opposites light and heavy. The Heavyness of Mies van der... more
Steel is more than simply a building material. The term Metal refers to an idea that can be expressed both in terms of architecture and music. It is structured by the dualism of the opposites light and heavy. The Heavyness of Mies van der Rohe and the Thrash Metal band Slayer reveals how Metal's paradoxical field of tension is shaped from the perspective of architectural theory.
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Was bedeutet Wahrheit im Zeitalter von Fake News? Die interdisziplinäre Forschungsagentur Forensic Architecture nutzt architektonische Mittel, um dieser Frage auf den Grund zu gehen.
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Middle Eastern countries are confronted with tremendous economic and social change. A growing young generation demands housing, work, mobility and a modern social life. New urban design visions and projects are intended to respond to such... more
Middle Eastern countries are confronted with tremendous economic and social change. A growing young generation demands housing, work, mobility and a modern social life. New urban design visions and projects are intended to respond to such demands, and European practitioners are involved. What kind of cities will emerge from the desert sands?
Research Interests: Urban Geography, Architecture, Middle East Studies, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Development, and 12 moreUrban Planning, Sustainable Building Design, Sustainable Urban Environments, Urbanism, Middle East Politics, Urban And Regional Planning, Sustainable Architecture, City planning, Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, MENA region, and Architecture and Public Spaces
Das Rosa-Parks-Haus verweist auf den eigentlichen Zweck der Denkmalpfkege: Das Erinnern. Der amerikanische Künstler Ryan Mendoza hat sich mit diesem Projekt dafür stark gemacht: Nicht zu vergessen, dass Rosa Parks im Jahr 1955 in... more
Das Rosa-Parks-Haus verweist auf den eigentlichen Zweck der Denkmalpfkege: Das Erinnern. Der amerikanische Künstler Ryan Mendoza hat sich mit diesem Projekt dafür stark gemacht: Nicht zu vergessen, dass Rosa Parks im Jahr 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, nichts anderes getan hatte, als nicht für einen Weissen im Bus aufzustehen, als sie dazu aufgefordert worden war.
Research Interests: Art History, Architecture, Historic Preservation, Architectural History, Urban Studies, and 14 moreUrbanism, Civil Rights Movement, Architectural Theory, Civil Rights (History), Spatial segregation, Monuments, Architektur, Art in public space, Denkmalpflege, Architekturtheorie, Baukulturund Denkmalpflege, Architekturgeschichte und Architekturtheorie des 20. Jahrhunderts, Städtebau und Architektur nach 1945, and Baukultur
Trees as sentient beings that belong to diverse, cosmopolitan or even cosmic communities appear repeatedly and prominently within narratives of Fantasy or Science Fiction. What does it mean when we consider elements of nature as... more
Trees as sentient beings that belong to diverse, cosmopolitan or even cosmic communities appear repeatedly and prominently within narratives of Fantasy or Science Fiction. What does it mean when we consider elements of nature as individuals that we can communicate with?
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The city of Kiruna is the iron heart of Scandinavia's mining industry. If the lights go out in the mine, they do so in the city as well. Kiruna and its residents are at risk: the mining operations lead to ground deformation and... more
The city of Kiruna is the iron heart of Scandinavia's mining industry. If the lights go out in the mine, they do so in the city as well. Kiruna and its residents are at risk: the mining operations lead to ground deformation and subsidence. In a radical and ambitious step, the remote Swedish mining settlement will be "moved" three kilometers to the east.
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Weitermachen wie bisher ist keine Option, um sich gegen Klima- und Umweltrisiken zu schützen. Statt Strategien für eine vorschnelle Bewältigung nach Naturkatastrophen zu entwickeln, sollte bei der Planung vorausgedacht werden – auf die... more
Weitermachen wie bisher ist keine Option, um sich gegen Klima- und Umweltrisiken zu schützen. Statt Strategien für eine vorschnelle Bewältigung nach Naturkatastrophen zu entwickeln, sollte bei der Planung vorausgedacht werden – auf die potentiell nächste Katastrophe.
Research Interests: Architecture, Flood Risk Management, Disaster risk management, Urban Planning, Risk and Vulnerability, and 15 moreUrban Studies, Disaster Management, Flood Mitigation, Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Flood Risk, Urban resilience, Resilienz, Architecture and Public Spaces, Stadtforschung, Städtebau, Hochwasser, Stadtplanung, and Hochwasserschutz
Das bayerische Architekturgeschehen ab 1918 ist eine Geschichte der Brüche. Unterschiedliche Auffassungen über Identität beeinflussen seitdem das handwerkliche, architektonische, städtebauliche und stadtplanerische Schaffen in Bayern. Es... more
Das bayerische Architekturgeschehen ab 1918 ist eine Geschichte der Brüche. Unterschiedliche Auffassungen über Identität beeinflussen seitdem das handwerkliche, architektonische, städtebauliche und stadtplanerische Schaffen in Bayern. Es lassen sich unterschiedliche Haltungen erkennen, wie sich Baukultur politisch und gesellschaftlich äußern soll und kann, in der Stadt wie auf dem Land. Demonstriert wird dies durch herausragende Projekte und Bauten im ganzen Freistaat. Welche Planer und Gestalter zeichnen dafür verantwortlich und wer sind die Leuchttürme der bayerischen Architektur? HINWEIS: Dieser Artikel wird ergänzt durch "Literarische Spurensuche: Franz Xaver Kroetz / Bayerische Architektur", ebenfalls auf Academia erhältlich!
Research Interests: Architecture, Urban History, Urban Planning, Architectural History, Urban Studies, and 15 moreModernist Architecture (Architectural Modernism), Urbanism, Architectural Theory, Twentieth Century Germany, Urban Design, Architecture and Public Spaces, Heimatkunde, Ländliche Entwicklung, Bayern, Ländlicher Raum, Baukulturund Denkmalpflege, Regionale Baukultur, Baukultur, Architektur der Moderne , and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
Franz Xaver Kroetz ist Bayer par excellence. Der Theaterautor, Schriftsteller, Schauspieler revolutionierte in den 1970er-Jahren das kritische Volkstheater mit seinen Stücken über Leid und Leben in Bayern, auf dem Land und in der Stadt.... more
Franz Xaver Kroetz ist Bayer par excellence. Der Theaterautor, Schriftsteller, Schauspieler revolutionierte in den 1970er-Jahren das kritische Volkstheater mit seinen Stücken über Leid und Leben in Bayern, auf dem Land und in der Stadt. Was aber haben Mann und Werk über das Bauen zu sagen?
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Architecture, Literature, Culture, Avant-Garde Theater, and 14 moreHistory and Theory of Modern Architecture, Bavaria, Architektur, ländliche Siedlungen, Architekturtheorie, Ländliche Entwicklung, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Bayern, Geschichte Bayerns, Regionale Baukultur, Baukultur, Geschichte der ländlichen Gesellschaft, Architektur der Moderne , and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
Hardly any other film is considered so seminal in its presentation of a visionary urban utopia than the moving picture version of „Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?“, written by the American Science Fiction master, Philip K. Dick. In... more
Hardly any other film is considered so seminal in its presentation of a visionary urban utopia than the moving picture version of „Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?“, written by the American Science Fiction master, Philip K. Dick. In "Blade Runner" director Ridley Scott compresses the best of the best of fantastic literature and graphic art of the 1970s and 1980s into an ideal city of the (near) future that seems to permanently overshadow our own perception of the present. The visionary designs by Syd Mead merge with the futuristic towers of "Metropolis." Creating a sublime sense of timelessness, the urban noir-darkness is lit by the techno-pyramid of the "Pharaoh" of the Tyrell Corporation, home to an unfulfilled promise of immortality. Through its stylistic density, this parallel universe communicates its own historicity in a very convincing way. In "Blade Runner 2049", Denis Villeneuve, director of the Science Fiction film "Arrival", returned to the parallel universe of a paradigmatically futuristic Los Angeles.
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In his film "Inception" Christopher Nolan folded urban environments together in impossible ways. By doing so, he created atmospheric chambers of wonder to startle his viewers. His Science Fiction epic "Interstellar" goes one step further... more
In his film "Inception" Christopher Nolan folded urban environments together in impossible ways. By doing so, he created atmospheric chambers of wonder to startle his viewers. His Science Fiction epic "Interstellar" goes one step further and compresses an entire family biography into an n-dimensional backstage area beyond the fictional reality of the film storyline. Situated directly beneath the event horizon of a black hole, there is a space beyond space that subdivides time into physically accessible dimensions and transforms it into a stylistically sublime cosmic library. Is this dead star a post-truth place?
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Met by great success and receiving rave reviews, David Lynch's cult TV series "Twin Peaks" reappeared with a third season of episodes. In his revolutionary TV series, Lynch establishes an impossible space that is both the subconscious... more
Met by great success and receiving rave reviews, David Lynch's cult TV series "Twin Peaks" reappeared with a third season of episodes. In his revolutionary TV series, Lynch establishes an impossible space that is both the subconscious substrate and also the central psychological place of a phantasmagorical "whodunnit": the "Red Room." More than simply a pragmatic film maker's hat trick by transforming the stage curtain into an environment, the Red Room becomes a space where the action reaches its climax and where the real and surreal protagonists of the series get together.
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The German term most used for "post-truth" is "postfactual" and refers to an information strategy that makes use of marketing methods in order to manipulate audiences. By simplification and emphasis on polarization, complexity is eroded... more
The German term most used for "post-truth" is "postfactual" and refers to an information strategy that makes use of marketing methods in order to manipulate audiences. By simplification and emphasis on polarization, complexity is eroded and reality is put into question as parallel realities are constructed for and by recipients. Film is interesting in this regard because it features representations of milieus and spaces. Perhaps it also indicates how fact and fiction, truth and untruth can be reconciled?
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Disasters and conflicts lead to the destruction of the built environment and to the forced migration of its inhabitants. Resulting recovery efforts reflect a dilemma that arises in such situations: there is a need to return and rebuild... more
Disasters and conflicts lead to the destruction of the built environment and to the forced migration of its inhabitants. Resulting recovery efforts reflect a dilemma that arises in such situations: there is a need to return and rebuild housing quickly, but also to support the reestablishment of sustainable and resilient settlement patterns. In addition, the circumstances of shelter require increased attention if a return home is delayed or even impossible.
Research Interests: Peace and Conflict Studies, Architecture, Disaster Studies, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, and 19 moreUrban Studies, Emergency Shelter, Urbanism, Refugee Resettlement, Architectural Theory, Disaster Management, Nepal, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Urban And Regional Planning, Sustainable Architecture, Earthquake, Urban Design, Disaster risk reduction, Refugees and Forced Migration Studies, Displacement, IKEA, Resettlement, Architecture and Public Spaces, and Charkiw
Die Beziehung zwischen Musik und Architektur ist spürbar innerhalb vielfältiger kultureller Echos, die man im gebauten Raum sowohl hören, als auch sehen kann. Zahlreiche Abhängigkeiten, Schnittmengen und Vergleichsebenen kennzeichnen... more
Die Beziehung zwischen Musik und Architektur ist spürbar innerhalb vielfältiger kultureller Echos, die man im gebauten Raum sowohl hören, als auch sehen kann. Zahlreiche Abhängigkeiten, Schnittmengen und Vergleichsebenen kennzeichnen diese Beziehung, angefangen bei der Mathematik. Architekten können musikalische Kompositionen als Motiv oder Inspiration für ihre Architektur verwenden oder selbst Musiker oder Komponisten sein. Das Echo selbst verweist auf eine Verbindung von Klang und Ort als ein Phänomen, das die Synthese der zeitlichen Dimension der Musik und der räumlichen Dimension der Architektur zum Ausdruck bringt.
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Renzo Piano wurde für den Wiederaufbau nach der Erdbebenserie in Mittelitalien beauftragt. Neben einem schnellen Handeln für temporäre Unterkünfte fordert der Architekt erdbebensicheres Bauen – präventives Katastrophenmanagement also.
Research Interests: Architecture, Disaster Studies, Disaster risk management, Urban Planning, Risk and Vulnerability, and 11 moreUrban Studies, Natural Hazards, Theory Of Architecture, Earthquake, Post Disaster Reconstruction, Italy, Urban Design, Disaster risk reduction, Disaster Recovery, Architecture and Public Spaces, and Amatrice
Extreme Umweltereignisse können eine Chance zur Stärkung von Resilienz und zur Förderung von Anpassungsmaßnahmen in Siedlungsräumen sein. Damit verbundene Prozesse des Planens, Bauens und der Raumbildung können jedoch auch zur... more
Extreme Umweltereignisse können eine Chance zur Stärkung von Resilienz und zur Förderung von Anpassungsmaßnahmen in Siedlungsräumen sein. Damit verbundene Prozesse des Planens, Bauens und der Raumbildung können jedoch auch zur Perpetuierung von Verwundbarkeit und zu Ungleichheiten innerhalb der selben Region, Stadt oder Quartiere führen. Dabei stellen sich Katastrophe, Verwundbarkeit, Anpassung und Resilienz als Bestandteile eines komplexen Beziehungsgeflechts räumlicher wie auch sozialer Aspekte dar. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist die Stadt Tacloban auf den Philippinen, ein regionales urbanes Zentrum, das im Jahr 2013 vom Taifun Haiyan schwerst getroffen wurde. Das Beispiel bietet auch die Möglichkeit, über Pläne und Programme zur Neuansiedlung von Zehntausenden von Menschen als Folge krisenbedingter erzwungener Migration und die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen zu diskutieren.
Research Interests: Urban Geography, Architecture, Community Resilience, Disaster Studies, Landscape Architecture, and 32 moreClimate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Urban History, Disaster risk management, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Sustainable Building Design, Risk and Vulnerability, Sustainable Urban Environments, Architectural History, Urban Studies, Philippines, Urbanism, Forced Migration, Architectural Theory, Disaster Management, Urban And Regional Planning, Sustainable Architecture, Post Disaster Reconstruction, Planning, Cities, Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Disaster, Disaster Culture, Tacloban, Disaster Recovery, Architecture and Public Spaces, Haiyan, Typhoon Haiyan, and Post-Haiyan recovery
The loss and damage brought about by the onslaught of supertyphoon Haiyan on cities in the Philippines reveal the limited capacities of local governments particularly in post-disaster situations. Tacloban, one of the country's fastest... more
The loss and damage brought about by the onslaught of supertyphoon Haiyan on cities in the Philippines reveal the limited capacities of local governments particularly in post-disaster situations. Tacloban, one of the country's fastest growing cities and an important regional hub, developed the Tacloban Recovery and Rehabilitation Plan (TRRP). Underpinned by "good governance" and with the key aim of "building back better", this document outlines the city's rebuilding priorities. Focal plan elements include planning for infrastructure and housing. The plan emphasizes growth according to "safe zones", including a project for 7000 new houses in the city's north. Given that planning can be considered both a domain of and an approach to governance this paper aims to examine the relationship between decentralisation and disaster governance. Particularly, it assesses the visions and progress to-date in the rebuilding of Tacloban in relation to the TRRP, examines how the TRRP facilitates disaster resilience and asks how proactive planning at the local level enhances disaster governance. This approach can also offer insight on how inclusive the rebuilding process is, against the background of pre-existing urban growth and informal settlements. The authors present empirical data from qualitative interviews conducted with involved stakeholders including members of supra-national and national/state/local institutions and non-profit organizations. The results show how a critical assessment of governance in recovery in the case of Tacloban can contribute to sharing knowledge and key recommendations across Asian cities and to a discussion on just, sustainable and resilient recovery planning for disaster risk reduction.
Research Interests: Development Studies, Climate Change, Organizational Culture, Disaster Studies, Climate Change Adaptation, and 28 moreResilience, Environmental Studies, Disaster risk management, Infrastructure Planning, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Governance, Transport Planning, Risk and Vulnerability, Philippines, Regional Planning/Development, Housing, Irregular/Informal Settlements Studies, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Environmental Sustainability, Emergency Management, Urban Governance, Future cities, City and Regional Planning, Urban Informality, Disaster risk reduction, Urban Morphology and Asian Cities, Architecture and Urban Planning, Tacloban, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Relief Rehabiliation /Disaster Risk Reduction and Local Government, Typhoon Haiyan, and Adaptive Planning
Kammerbauer, M. (2013): This contribution deals with contradictions between recovery planning and urban masterplanning in the case of the urban mega-disaster in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. While recovery planning is intended to... more
Kammerbauer, M. (2013): This contribution deals with contradictions between recovery planning and urban masterplanning in the case of the urban mega-disaster in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. While recovery planning is intended to enable a 'return to normal', urban master land use planning is aimed at an alteration or transformation of a given situation. In the case of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the Citywide Recovery Plan had to adapt to the aftermath of disaster, while the 2030 Masterplan advocates growth and improvement. Which contradictions emerge, an what role do existing conditions as well as the scale of disaster play for this process? Here, the conjunction of particular spatial, institutional and social aspects of the city and the disaster seems critical.
Research Interests: Social Psychology, Human Geography, Environmental Science, Philosophy, Ethics, and 38 moreCommunication, Forestry, Social Sciences, Architecture, Conservation, Community Resilience, Disaster Studies, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Disaster risk management, Urban Planning, Environmental Communication, Resilient City, Urban Studies, Resilience (Sustainability), Health, Disaster Management, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Urban Sociology, Vulnerability, Indigenous Peoples, Urban And Regional Planning, Urban Development, New Orleans, Post Disaster Reconstruction, City planning, Biodiversity Conservation, Urban Design, global Climate change, City and Regional Planning, Emergency Response,Recovery and Preparedness, Hurricane Katrina, Reconstruction after disaster. emergency managment. planning for recovery after hazards.mitigation in reconstruction., Landscape change, Hurricane Katrina Disaster Response and Recovery, Lower Ninth Ward, Water In the City, and Land-use/ Land-cover Change
There is a perceived lack of longitudinal studies of urban recovery after disaster in general, and of research that integrates urban studies with disaster or vulnerability research and related models of disaster recovery in particular.... more
There is a perceived lack of longitudinal studies of urban recovery after disaster in general, and of research that integrates urban studies with disaster or vulnerability research and related models of disaster recovery in particular. Integration of these positions is necessary to holistically understand the ongoing and fragmentary recovery of New Orleans 5 years after Katrina.
The author's dissertation at the Bauhaus University Weimar deals with long-term recovery of New Orleans after Katrina and is based on a theoretical approach that integrates spatial, institutional, and social aspects of urban disaster recovery via the socio-spatial perspective of urban sociology (Gottdiener and Hutchison 2006). This permits analyzing the process of federal, state, and local interventions in urban disaster recovery (e.g. Road Home program, Lot Next Door program) in relation to socio-spatial urban vulnerabilities of impacted populations (e.g. evacuees who could or couldn't return). Within this approach, the author collected empirical data through case study based quantitative questionnaire surveys (with members of an impacted population in the Lower Ninth Ward who have or haven't returned) and qualitative interviews with key individuals (in federal, state, and local institutions and non-profit organizations) during two field research visits in 2007 and 2009.
Sociologically oriented disaster research tends to focus on the community level. However, if we identify communities or neighborhoods as research units, then these only represent subsystems in regard to the city as system within urban studies. How can we develop integrated research frameworks, and what are their advantages or limitations? What can resulting research and data contribute to future urban disaster mitigation and planning? The author intends to present his theoretical and methodological approach, core findings, and normative outlook in the context of “Urban Theory, Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in Urban Affairs”.
The author's dissertation at the Bauhaus University Weimar deals with long-term recovery of New Orleans after Katrina and is based on a theoretical approach that integrates spatial, institutional, and social aspects of urban disaster recovery via the socio-spatial perspective of urban sociology (Gottdiener and Hutchison 2006). This permits analyzing the process of federal, state, and local interventions in urban disaster recovery (e.g. Road Home program, Lot Next Door program) in relation to socio-spatial urban vulnerabilities of impacted populations (e.g. evacuees who could or couldn't return). Within this approach, the author collected empirical data through case study based quantitative questionnaire surveys (with members of an impacted population in the Lower Ninth Ward who have or haven't returned) and qualitative interviews with key individuals (in federal, state, and local institutions and non-profit organizations) during two field research visits in 2007 and 2009.
Sociologically oriented disaster research tends to focus on the community level. However, if we identify communities or neighborhoods as research units, then these only represent subsystems in regard to the city as system within urban studies. How can we develop integrated research frameworks, and what are their advantages or limitations? What can resulting research and data contribute to future urban disaster mitigation and planning? The author intends to present his theoretical and methodological approach, core findings, and normative outlook in the context of “Urban Theory, Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in Urban Affairs”.
Research Interests: Environmental Science, American Politics, Architecture, Poverty, Community Resilience, and 36 moreDisaster Studies, Resilience, Urban History, Community Engagement & Participation, Human-Environment Relations, Disaster risk management, Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development, Urban Planning, Race and Ethnicity, Social Capital, Resilient City, Risk and Vulnerability, Architectural History, Urban Studies, Social Stratification, Disaster Management, Vulnerability, Environmental Justice, Environmental Sustainability, Emergency Management, Sustainable Architecture, Socio-spatial Theory, New Orleans, Hurricane Evacuation, Mobility, Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, Disaster risk reduction, Hurricane Katrina, Recovery, Disaster Culture, Disaster Recovery, Hurricane Katrina Disaster Response and Recovery, post-Katrina New Orleans, Lower Ninth Ward, and Rebuilding Cities
ABSTRACT: In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States of America. A major population centre, the New Orleans Metropolitan area, was affected and submerged by flood in the wake of the hurricane. Not all... more
ABSTRACT: In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States of America. A major population centre, the New Orleans Metropolitan area, was affected and
submerged by flood in the wake of the hurricane. Not all citizens evacuated before landfall. All remaining citizens had to be evacuated in the aftermath of the storm. For some,
migration due to Katrina was temporary. Until today, not all have returned, and their
migration may become permanent. This migration is based on mobility in evacuation and return. Both evacuation and return are subject to planning for emergency management and the process of recovery. Who is or is not mobile in disaster and why? Mobility prior, during, and after a disaster serves as an indicator for social vulnerability in connection to failure of institutional planning, response, and recovery. In order to investigate these questions, the
author conducted a questionnaire survey among survivors who have or have not returned to the Lower Ninth Ward, a district of New Orleans. During a site visit between May and July
2007, survivors in both New Orleans and Houston were interviewed. A selection of results is featured in this paper. The intent is to show how planning for evacuation and recovery
influence social vulnerability and indicate a deeply rooted connection between social vulnerability and governmental funding mechanisms. These shed light on the fact that vulnerability and its causes need to be taken into account in emergency management
planning in order to prevent an increase of vulnerability after disaster and under the pending threat of future disasters. The author intends to illustrate his subject in the context of “Temporary and permanent migration due to environmental drivers”.
submerged by flood in the wake of the hurricane. Not all citizens evacuated before landfall. All remaining citizens had to be evacuated in the aftermath of the storm. For some,
migration due to Katrina was temporary. Until today, not all have returned, and their
migration may become permanent. This migration is based on mobility in evacuation and return. Both evacuation and return are subject to planning for emergency management and the process of recovery. Who is or is not mobile in disaster and why? Mobility prior, during, and after a disaster serves as an indicator for social vulnerability in connection to failure of institutional planning, response, and recovery. In order to investigate these questions, the
author conducted a questionnaire survey among survivors who have or have not returned to the Lower Ninth Ward, a district of New Orleans. During a site visit between May and July
2007, survivors in both New Orleans and Houston were interviewed. A selection of results is featured in this paper. The intent is to show how planning for evacuation and recovery
influence social vulnerability and indicate a deeply rooted connection between social vulnerability and governmental funding mechanisms. These shed light on the fact that vulnerability and its causes need to be taken into account in emergency management
planning in order to prevent an increase of vulnerability after disaster and under the pending threat of future disasters. The author intends to illustrate his subject in the context of “Temporary and permanent migration due to environmental drivers”.
Research Interests: Organizational Culture, Community Resilience, Disaster Studies, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, and 26 moreEnvironmental Studies, Human-Environment Relations, Disaster risk management, Sustainable Development, Hazards (Disaster Studies), Urban Planning, Resilient City, Urban Studies, Forced Migration, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Urban Sociology, Environmental Sustainability, Urban And Regional Planning, Interdisciplinary Studies, New Orleans, Social vulnerability, Natural Disasters, Future cities, Natural hazards and disasters, especially vulnerability analysis, Spatial segregation, Disaster risk reduction, Hurricane Katrina, Participatory Decision Making, Disaster Culture, post-Katrina New Orleans, and Lower Ninth Ward
Research Interests: Sociology, Urban Geography, Social Sciences, Architecture, Urban Politics, and 31 moreCommunity Resilience, Disaster Studies, Resilience, Urban History, Disaster risk management, Urban Planning, Risk and Vulnerability, Sustainable Urban Environments, Urban Studies, Networks, Urbanism, Urban Ecology, Disaster Management, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Urban Sociology, Urban And Regional Planning, Landscape, Interdisciplinary Studies, Urban Design (Urban Studies), Cities, Urban Design, Natural hazards and disasters, especially vulnerability analysis, Spatial segregation, City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Disaster risk reduction, Participatory Decision Making, Disaster Culture, post-Katrina New Orleans, Architecture and Public Spaces, and Water In the City
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit Ähnlichkeiten zwischen der Architektur und Musik. Voraussetzung dabei ist die Beschäftigung des Verfassers mit den Möglichkeiten der Erzeugung elektronischer Musik mit Hilfe des Computers. Es gibt... more
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit Ähnlichkeiten zwischen der Architektur und Musik. Voraussetzung dabei ist die Beschäftigung des Verfassers mit den Möglichkeiten der Erzeugung elektronischer Musik mit Hilfe des Computers. Es gibt zahlreiche Überschneidungspunkte zwischen Musik und Architektur, beginnend bei der Mathematik und Zahlenverhältnissen wie dem goldenen Schnitt und der Fibonacci-Zahlenreihe, Proportionsverhältnissen und Le Corbusiers Modulor, bis zu Architekten, die entweder selbst Komponisten oder Musiker sind, oder musikalische Inhalte als Motivation für ihre Architektur verwenden, wie Iannis Xenakis, Daniel Libeskind, Steven Holl.
Research Interests: Computer Architecture, Music, Musical Composition, Music History, Music Technology, and 15 moreArchitecture, Popular Music, Computer Music, Composition (Music), Urban Planning, Sound and Music Computing, Architectural History, Urbanism, Architectural Theory, Modern Architecture, Aldo Rossi, Urban Design, Medienwissenschaft, Architektur, and Architekturtheorie
Typological NecRossicism features an analysis of the work of the seminal British Grindcore-Deathmetal band Carcass. The author compares the aesthetic gesture and compositional methodology of the band with the practice of Italian... more
Typological NecRossicism features an analysis of the work of the seminal British Grindcore-Deathmetal band Carcass. The author compares the aesthetic gesture and compositional methodology of the band with the practice of Italian architect, graphic artist, and urban theoretician Aldo Rossi. Both not only share a multi-faceted interest in science and death. The human body and its osteopathic qualities are both methodic as well as metaphoric themes in the works of both Rossi and Carcass. Their compositional methods can be traced back to typology and recombination of elements. Thus, they employ a theoretical-methodological basis that transcends morphology and provides a contextual basis with a scientific connotation that characterizes their compositions. This creative approach is prevalent throughout their work on multiple levels-in the written or lyrical content, the arrangement of compositional "fragments", and the visual representation.
Research Interests: Pathology, Music, Musical Composition, Media Studies, Design, and 13 moreArchitecture, Interdisciplinarity, Typology, Decomposition, Urbanism, Architecture Typology, Architectural Theory, Postmodern Literary Theory and Popular Culture, Composition, History of architecture, Urban Design, Heavy Metal Music, and Grindcore
Klang ist hörbare Bewegung. Erschallt Klang im Raum und trifft auf dessen Begrenzungen, entsteht Echo: ein hörbarer Vorgang in Verbindung mit räumlicher Vorstellung. Steigert man die Komplexität dieser Vorgänge und lässt aus Klang... more
Klang ist hörbare Bewegung. Erschallt Klang im Raum und trifft auf dessen Begrenzungen, entsteht Echo: ein hörbarer Vorgang in Verbindung mit räumlicher Vorstellung. Steigert man die Komplexität dieser Vorgänge und lässt aus Klang Musik und aus Raum Architektur werden, so sind weiterhin "Echos" erkennbar, die Klang und Raum, die Musik und Architektur miteinander verbinden. Unsere Arbeit soll einen thematischen Einstieg in die Vielfalt dieser gemeinsamen Punkte vermitteln, mit der Mathematik als Ausgangspunkt. Abschluss stellt eine seh- und hörbare Verknüpfung von Musik und Architektur mit Hilfe des Computers dar, basierend auf der Analyse der Arbeit des Architekten und Komponisten lannis Xenakis.
Research Interests: Music, Musical Composition, Art History, Media Studies, Architecture, and 13 moreInterdisciplinarity, Digital Media, Architectural Theory, Modern Architecture, Modernism, Sound Art, Le Corbusier, Golden Section, Medienwissenschaft, Kulturwissenschaften, Iannis Xenakis, Digitale Medien, and Architekturtheorie
Disasters triggered by environmental hazards impact urbanized areas worldwide to increasing degrees. There is an urgent need to deal not only with disaster, but climate change as well. The challenge is to ensure the sustainability of the... more
Disasters triggered by environmental hazards impact urbanized areas worldwide to increasing degrees. There is an urgent need to deal not only with disaster, but climate change as well. The challenge is to ensure the sustainability of the built environment and the communities that inhabit it. Recent efforts such as the RBD competition, initiated after Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the United States in 2012, offer the opportunity to discuss this topic, its societal character, and its relevance for planning and design disciplines. REBUILD BY DESIGN MUNICH approaches the topic in an interdisciplinary way by presenting and discussing core aims, facts, and terms. The aims of the exhibition and symposium are to present current planning and design initiatives that deal with rebuilding after disaster, adaptation, and „building back better“, to illustrate international case studies that indicate why „context matters“ and to discuss the core themes of risk reduction, climate adaptation, resilience and vulnerability. Planners and designers need to better understand the interdisciplinary challenge of this topic in order to propose and develop projects that are sustainable and just. Peers and researchers in related disciplines as well as the general public need to know more on how planners and designers envision risk reduction and climate adaptation. Spanning practice and theory in an innovative and integrative manner, REBUILD BY DESIGN MUNICH is oriented towards a broad audience including the interested public, practitioners, scholars and students alike from disciplines in planning and design for the built environment.
Research Interests: Engineering, Environmental Science, Architecture, Climate Change, Construction Technology, and 25 moreCommunity Resilience, Disaster Studies, Landscape Architecture, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Human-Environment Relations, Urban Planning, Governance, Design Research, Risk and Vulnerability, Urban Studies, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Vulnerability, Environmental Sustainability, Urban And Regional Planning, Sustainable Architecture, Civic Engagement, Interdisciplinary Studies, Urban Governance, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Disaster risk reduction, Participatory Decision Making, Disaster Culture, Architecture and Urban Planning, and Architecture and Public Spaces
Disasters triggered by environmental hazards impact urbanized areas worldwide to increasing degrees. There is an urgent need to deal not only with disaster, but climate change as well. The challenge is to ensure the sustainability of the... more
Disasters triggered by environmental hazards impact urbanized areas worldwide to increasing degrees. There is an urgent need to deal not only with disaster, but climate change as well. The challenge is to ensure the sustainability of the built environment and the communities that inhabit it. This comprises an emerging field of inquiry and research within the planning and design disciplines. A knowledge-based approach to planning and designing resilient cities and architecture is the key. Recent efforts such as the "Rebuild By Design" competition, initiated after Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the USA in 2012, offer the opportunity to discuss this topic, its societal character, and its relevance for planning and design disciplines. However, a broad awareness and understanding of the underlying causes of disaster and their influence on resilience in the built environment is still at a nascent stage. "REBUILD BY DESIGN MUNICH" approaches this topic in an interdisciplinary way by presenting and discussing core aims, facts, and terms.
The aims of the exhibition and symposium are:
- to present current planning and design initiatives that deal with rebuilding after disaster, adaptation, and "building back better";
- to illustrate international case studies that indicate why "context matters"; and
- to discuss the core themes of risk reduction, climate adaptation, resilience and vulnerability.
Planners and designers need to better understand the interdisciplinary challenge of this topic in order to propose and develop projects that are sustainable and just. Peers and researchers in related disciplines as well as the general public need to know more on how planners and designers envision risk reduction and climate adaptation. Spanning practice and theory in an innovative and integrative manner, "REBUILD BY DESIGN MUNICH" is oriented towards a broad audience including the interested public, practitioners, scholars and students alike from disciplines in planning and design for the built environment.
The aims of the exhibition and symposium are:
- to present current planning and design initiatives that deal with rebuilding after disaster, adaptation, and "building back better";
- to illustrate international case studies that indicate why "context matters"; and
- to discuss the core themes of risk reduction, climate adaptation, resilience and vulnerability.
Planners and designers need to better understand the interdisciplinary challenge of this topic in order to propose and develop projects that are sustainable and just. Peers and researchers in related disciplines as well as the general public need to know more on how planners and designers envision risk reduction and climate adaptation. Spanning practice and theory in an innovative and integrative manner, "REBUILD BY DESIGN MUNICH" is oriented towards a broad audience including the interested public, practitioners, scholars and students alike from disciplines in planning and design for the built environment.
Research Interests: Future Studies, Urban Geography, Political Participation, Architecture, Disaster Studies, and 27 moreLandscape Architecture, Resilience, Human-Environment Relations, Disaster risk management, Urban Planning, Governance, Architectural Education, Risk and Vulnerability, Urban Studies, Environmental Policy and Governance, Resilience (Sustainability), Disaster Management, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Urban Sociology, Environmental Sustainability, Urban And Regional Planning, Interdisciplinary Studies, Interdisciplinary research (Social Sciences), Post Disaster Reconstruction, Good Governance, Urban Design, Smart Cities, Disaster risk reduction, Post Disaster Recovery, Participatory Decision Making, and Disaster Recovery Planning
CRITICAL VOID is an analytical audio work based on an urbanist study of the MaximiliansForum in Munich and the planning history of this public "non-space". By employing interviews with key individuals and document research, Z‘EV and Mark... more
CRITICAL VOID is an analytical audio work based on an urbanist study of the MaximiliansForum in Munich and the planning history of this public "non-space". By employing interviews with key individuals and document research, Z‘EV and Mark Kammerbauer developed a site-specific audio performance and work that was performed live on site on 24.07.2013. The project was curated by Elisabeth Hartung of the Kulturreferat of the City of Munich (now PLATFORM).
Research Interests: Music, Musical Composition, Political Participation, Architecture, Environmental Planning and Design, and 14 moreUrban Planning, Performance Art, Urban Studies, Qualitative Research, Site-Specific Art, Experimental Design, Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Space, Urban Design, Medienwissenschaft, Architecture and Public Spaces, Architekturgeschichte, Architekturtheorie, and Stadtforschung
The Symposium „LIGHT + SPACE | LICHT + RAUM“ will take place from November 21st to 23rd at the TUM Vorhoelzer Forum in Munich. It serves to introduce the Master Study Program TUM MLL, a new program at the Faculty of Architecture of the... more
The Symposium „LIGHT + SPACE | LICHT + RAUM“ will take place from November 21st to 23rd at the TUM Vorhoelzer Forum in Munich. It serves to introduce the Master Study Program TUM MLL, a new program at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University Munich under the supervision of the Studio of Spatial Arts and Lighting Design (LRL), Prof. Hannelore Deubzer, in cooperation with partners in the field of lighting technology, planning, and manufacturing. It expands the Studio‘s current curriculum and courses on lighting planning, taught by Martin Klingler MAS.
The Symposium „LIGHT + SPACE | LICHT + RAUM“ is aimed at students, young professionals, and practitioners in planning and design disciplines as well as the field of lighting design and technology who are interested in integrated, interdisciplinary perspectives on the complex of light and space in the built environment. For this purpose, the Symposium will address the following issues:
• How can space “make” light, and how can light “make” space?
• How can design bridge the technical, disciplinary, philosophical “gap” between the two?
• How can new technologies contribute to future integrations of daylight and artificial light in architectural and urban space?
• How can space and light interact in healthy, sensible, economic, sustainable, and resilient ways?
• And, what is the particular professional and scientific gain of an integrated approach to planning and design of spaces and lighting?
This symposium serves to publicly discuss these questions and introduce, discover, or develop related positions, perspectives, and approaches.
The Symposium „LIGHT + SPACE | LICHT + RAUM“ is aimed at students, young professionals, and practitioners in planning and design disciplines as well as the field of lighting design and technology who are interested in integrated, interdisciplinary perspectives on the complex of light and space in the built environment. For this purpose, the Symposium will address the following issues:
• How can space “make” light, and how can light “make” space?
• How can design bridge the technical, disciplinary, philosophical “gap” between the two?
• How can new technologies contribute to future integrations of daylight and artificial light in architectural and urban space?
• How can space and light interact in healthy, sensible, economic, sustainable, and resilient ways?
• And, what is the particular professional and scientific gain of an integrated approach to planning and design of spaces and lighting?
This symposium serves to publicly discuss these questions and introduce, discover, or develop related positions, perspectives, and approaches.
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Geschichten werden geschrieben, Designobjekte entworfen. Das gilt für die Science Fiction und für die Architektur, die Räume für das Erzählen phantastischer Geschichten hervorbringt. Welchen Beitrag leistet dabei die Science Fiction... more
Geschichten werden geschrieben, Designobjekte entworfen. Das gilt für die Science Fiction und für die Architektur, die Räume für das Erzählen phantastischer Geschichten hervorbringt. Welchen Beitrag leistet dabei die Science Fiction für die Architektur?
Research Interests: Architecture, Interdisciplinarity, Urban History, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, and 15 moreScience Fiction, Architectural Theory, Urban Design, Science Fiction Studies, Urban planning history, Architectural Design Pedagogy, Medienwissenschaft, Architektur, Stadtgeschichte, Stadtentwicklung, Architekturtheorie, Lehren und Lernen, Stadtplanung, Stadtbaugeschichte, and Literaturwissenschaftliche Raumforschung
Die interdisziplinäre Kooperation unter dem Titel “Klang + Raum” fand im Rahmen des LEONARDO Forschungsprojektes Architektur Hören statt und wurde im Sommersemester 2019 explorativ und im Wintersemester 2019-20 innerhalb einer... more
Die interdisziplinäre Kooperation unter dem Titel “Klang + Raum” fand im Rahmen des LEONARDO Forschungsprojektes Architektur Hören statt und wurde im Sommersemester 2019 explorativ und im Wintersemester 2019-20 innerhalb einer Fächerkombination des Masterstudiengangs Architektur der Fakultät Architektur der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm durchgeführt, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Studio für Dynamische Akustische Forschung der Akademie der bildenden Künste Nürnberg. Die Kooperation wurde durch das LEONARDO Zentrum für Kreativität und Innovation gefördert. Projektbeiteiligte waren Carola Dietrich und Mark Kammerbauer (Fakultät Architektur, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm) und Jan St Werner und Michael Akstaller (Studio für Dynamische Akustische Forschung, Akademie der bildenden Künste Nürnberg). Im Masterstudiengang Architektur nahmen insgesamt 45 Studierende im Wintersemester 2019-20 an der Fächerkombination Entwerfen-Vertiefung und Entwerfen-Methodik teil, die der interdisziplinären Kooperation gewidmet wurden. Es folgen in diesem Sachbericht (gekürzte Fassung) Beiträge zum Projektablauf und dabei insbesondere dem Lehransatz, den Ergebnissen und den Veranstaltungen.
Research Interests: Music, Architecture, Interdisciplinarity, Urban History, Performance Art, and 15 moreSoundscape Studies, Urban Studies, Urbanism, Electronic Music, Architectural Theory, Noise And Music, Sound Art, Urban Design, Music and Architecture, Noise, Industrial Culture, Medienwissenschaft, Architecture and Music, Architekturtheorie, and Stadtforschung
In the 2018 summer semester students of the Master of Architecture design program of the Nuremberg Institute of Technology dealt with the identity and potential of the area between Südstern and Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin. The area is... more
In the 2018 summer semester students of the Master of Architecture design program of the Nuremberg Institute of Technology dealt with the identity and potential of the area between Südstern and Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin. The area is occupied by Tempelhof Airport's rain- water retention basin, the site of raumlabor's Floating University Berlin.
In the design phase, teams of two students each propose a design concept for the area and develop it into a spatial proposal. Based on their research on the spatial, social, and ecological environment and their participa- tion in the on-site workshops, the students formulated visions and ideas for a better urban future. Concepts aim at strengthening community ties amidst the uncertainty of the future use of the allotment gardens and the Tempelhofer Feld, as well as lacking spatial qualities and amenities along the perimeter and interior of the rainwater retention basin. Students developed four different spatial proposals aimed at creating spaces for com- munication and commoning, including: an in- frastructural commons along Lilienthalstrasse and the informal trailer camp; a new structure as landscape amenity traversing the rainwa- ter retention basin; a modular complex con- taining future models of allotment gardening encroaching the basin; and a vertical urban farming facility between allotment gardens and the basin.
Richard Woditsch, Volker Halbach, Mark Kammerbauer
In the design phase, teams of two students each propose a design concept for the area and develop it into a spatial proposal. Based on their research on the spatial, social, and ecological environment and their participa- tion in the on-site workshops, the students formulated visions and ideas for a better urban future. Concepts aim at strengthening community ties amidst the uncertainty of the future use of the allotment gardens and the Tempelhofer Feld, as well as lacking spatial qualities and amenities along the perimeter and interior of the rainwater retention basin. Students developed four different spatial proposals aimed at creating spaces for com- munication and commoning, including: an in- frastructural commons along Lilienthalstrasse and the informal trailer camp; a new structure as landscape amenity traversing the rainwa- ter retention basin; a modular complex con- taining future models of allotment gardening encroaching the basin; and a vertical urban farming facility between allotment gardens and the basin.
Richard Woditsch, Volker Halbach, Mark Kammerbauer
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Was haben Wissenschaft und Architektur miteinander zu tun? Wie können Architekten forschen? Wie arbeitet man mit Quellen, wie zitiert man? Wie schreibt man eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit? Das Fach „Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten“ dient dazu,... more
Was haben Wissenschaft und Architektur miteinander zu tun? Wie können Architekten forschen? Wie arbeitet man mit Quellen, wie zitiert man? Wie schreibt man eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit? Das Fach „Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten“ dient dazu, diese Fragen zu beantworten und spiegelt dabei die Realität einer zunehmend interdisziplinär verknüpften Praxis wider.
Schriftliche Arbeiten spielen dabei eine zentrale Rolle. Es werden daher die folgenden Aspekte seminaristisch behandelt: die möglichen Ansätze und Beobachtungsgegenstände einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit; wie man Literatur auswählt; wie man mit Quellen umgeht; wie man aus diesen Quellen zitiert und paraphrasiert; welche Forschungsmethoden zur Auswahl stehen; und wie man wissenschaftliche Arbeiten schreibt.
Die Studierenden können ihre Fragestellung, Literatur und Methoden selbständig auswählen. Diese Auswahl orientiert sich an den jeweiligen Projektthemen. Entscheidend ist dabei, was man über eine wissenschaftlich orientierte Fragestellung behandeln oder beantworten möchte.
Das Ziel des Fachs ist es, Studierende an die Methoden wissenschaftlicher Arbeit sowie deren allgemeingültige Regeln und Verfahrensweisen heranzuführen. Sie erhalten dabei im Seminar die Möglichkeit, ergebnisoffene Hausarbeiten mit Projektbezug zu verfassen. Diese soll nachvollziehbar, systematisch organisiert und strukturiert sein.
Schriftliche Arbeiten spielen dabei eine zentrale Rolle. Es werden daher die folgenden Aspekte seminaristisch behandelt: die möglichen Ansätze und Beobachtungsgegenstände einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit; wie man Literatur auswählt; wie man mit Quellen umgeht; wie man aus diesen Quellen zitiert und paraphrasiert; welche Forschungsmethoden zur Auswahl stehen; und wie man wissenschaftliche Arbeiten schreibt.
Die Studierenden können ihre Fragestellung, Literatur und Methoden selbständig auswählen. Diese Auswahl orientiert sich an den jeweiligen Projektthemen. Entscheidend ist dabei, was man über eine wissenschaftlich orientierte Fragestellung behandeln oder beantworten möchte.
Das Ziel des Fachs ist es, Studierende an die Methoden wissenschaftlicher Arbeit sowie deren allgemeingültige Regeln und Verfahrensweisen heranzuführen. Sie erhalten dabei im Seminar die Möglichkeit, ergebnisoffene Hausarbeiten mit Projektbezug zu verfassen. Diese soll nachvollziehbar, systematisch organisiert und strukturiert sein.
Research Interests: Environmental Science, Education, Environmental Education, Social Research Methods and Methodology, Architecture, and 18 moreResearch Methods and Methodology, Research Methodology, Interdisciplinarity, Higher Education, Construction Technology, Cultural Theory, Design Research, Innovation In Built Environment, Architectural Education, Urban Studies, Ethnography (Research Methodology), Architectural Theory, Survey Research (Research Methodology), Project-Based Learning, Environmental science and technology, History and Theory of Architecture, Urbanism, Architectural Education, Built Enviroment Education and Research, and Education for Sustainable Development
Across the globe damages and casualties in cities are on the rise due to disasters and climate change. The course "Resilient Cities and Architecture" serves to discuss the basic approaches, strategies and instruments for creating and... more
Across the globe damages and casualties in cities are on the rise due to disasters and climate change. The course "Resilient Cities and Architecture" serves to discuss the basic approaches, strategies and instruments for creating and enhancing resilience in urban planning, urban design and architecture in the context of environmental hazards. This encompasses political-social as well as spatial-built consequences of planning. Central terms such as disaster, vulnerability, adaptation and resilience will be analysed on levels of theory and practical application. Students will have the opportunity to gain competence in interdisciplinary research on related approaches, strategies and instruments. The goal is to evaluate and discuss international case studies and best practice examples ("building back better"). The results will form a contribution to the planned symposium "REBUILD BY DESIGN MUNICH."
Research Interests: Future Studies, Environmental Science, Architecture, Community Resilience, Disaster Studies, and 26 moreResilience, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Sustainable Building Design, Innovation In Built Environment, Architectural Education, Resilient City, Vernacular Architecture, Urban Studies, Architectural Theory, Sustainable Construction, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Urban And Regional Planning, Civic Engagement, Urban Design (Urban Studies), Social vulnerability, Natural Disasters, Urban Design, Strategic Planning in Higher Education, Sustainable Urban Planning, Social Design, Disaster risk reduction, Post Disaster Recovery, Social Architecture, Disaster Culture, and Resilient Cities
LANDKRONE. Ein Besucherzentrum für Wies und die Wieskirche. EINSEMESTRIGER ENTWURF WINTERSEMESTER 2011/2012. TU MÜNCHEN FAKULTÄT FÜR ARCHITEKTUR, LEHRSTUHL FÜR RAUMKUNST UND LICHTGESTALTUNG PROF. HANNELORE DEUBZER, IN ZUSAMMENARBEIT... more
LANDKRONE.
Ein Besucherzentrum für Wies und die Wieskirche.
EINSEMESTRIGER ENTWURF WINTERSEMESTER 2011/2012.
TU MÜNCHEN FAKULTÄT FÜR ARCHITEKTUR,
LEHRSTUHL FÜR RAUMKUNST UND LICHTGESTALTUNG PROF. HANNELORE DEUBZER, IN ZUSAMMENARBEIT MIT DEM UNESCO SITE MANAGEMENT WIESKIRCHE
UND DER GEMEINDE STEINGADEN-WIES.
Ein Besucherzentrum für Wies und die Wieskirche.
EINSEMESTRIGER ENTWURF WINTERSEMESTER 2011/2012.
TU MÜNCHEN FAKULTÄT FÜR ARCHITEKTUR,
LEHRSTUHL FÜR RAUMKUNST UND LICHTGESTALTUNG PROF. HANNELORE DEUBZER, IN ZUSAMMENARBEIT MIT DEM UNESCO SITE MANAGEMENT WIESKIRCHE
UND DER GEMEINDE STEINGADEN-WIES.
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Stiller Raum. Ein Andachtsraum für das Diakoniewerk München-Maxvorstadt. Einsemestriger Entwurf im Sommersemester 2011. Dokumentation zum Entwurf. Lehrstuhl für Raumkunst und Lichtgestaltung Professor Hannelore Deubzer, Technische... more
Stiller Raum.
Ein Andachtsraum für das Diakoniewerk München-Maxvorstadt.
Einsemestriger Entwurf im Sommersemester 2011.
Dokumentation zum Entwurf.
Lehrstuhl für Raumkunst und Lichtgestaltung Professor Hannelore Deubzer,
Technische Universität München Fakultät für Architektur.
Ein Andachtsraum für das Diakoniewerk München-Maxvorstadt.
Einsemestriger Entwurf im Sommersemester 2011.
Dokumentation zum Entwurf.
Lehrstuhl für Raumkunst und Lichtgestaltung Professor Hannelore Deubzer,
Technische Universität München Fakultät für Architektur.
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Flutkatastrophen sind nicht „natürlich“. Sie stellen dar, wie verhängnisvoll unser planerischer und baulicher Umgang mit der Umwelt im Katastrophenfall ist. Strategien der Anpassung in Planung und Bau sowie ein kultureller Wandel im... more
Flutkatastrophen sind nicht „natürlich“. Sie stellen dar, wie verhängnisvoll unser planerischer und baulicher Umgang mit der Umwelt im Katastrophenfall ist. Strategien der Anpassung in Planung und Bau sowie ein kultureller Wandel im Umgang mit Risiken sind die notwendige Antwort darauf.
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On August 29th 2005 Hurricane Katrina triggered a catastrophic disaster in the city of New Orleans, followed by a dysfunctional response and a flawed recovery. The flood evacuation and resulting nationwide diaspora led to a dramatic... more
On August 29th 2005 Hurricane Katrina triggered a catastrophic disaster in the city of New Orleans, followed by a dysfunctional response and a flawed recovery. The flood evacuation and resulting nationwide diaspora led to a dramatic decline in the number of residents. Recently the city reached 90 percent of its pre-Katrina population count, some neighborhoods even report population growth. Yet the share of African Americans is lower, and the departure of poor and black residents after Katrina has changed the face of the city. Some of the lessons learned after Katrina include the realization that disasters aren’t “natural”, but rather the conjunction of at-risk settlement patterns, flawed planning, and vulnerability. This recognition also contributed to developing new strategies aimed at strengthening resilience.
Research Interests: Environmental Engineering, Architecture, Flood Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, and 11 moreUrban Planning, Risk and Vulnerability, Disaster Management, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Architecture, City planning, Urban Design, Disaster risk reduction, Hurricane Katrina, Insurance, and Disaster Recovery
Hochwasser, Architektur & Städtebau – Floods, architecture & urban design: Fallstudien in Deutschland – German case studies
Research Interests: Architecture, Flood Risk Management, Risk Governance, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, and 14 moreUrban Studies, Urbanism, Resilience (Sustainability), Disaster Management, Risk and Vulnerability - Natural Hazards, Flood Mitigation, Environmental Sustainability, Land-use planning, Sustainable Architecture, Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Planning, Urban resilience, Disaster Recovery, and Stadtforschung
Crises lay bare the fault lines of society that compound their impact. Those who lack the capacity to deal with these crises are often sidelined, neglected, marginalized, putting sustainable development at risk. Urban planning, urban... more
Crises lay bare the fault lines of society that compound their impact. Those who lack the capacity to deal with these crises are often sidelined, neglected, marginalized, putting sustainable development at risk. Urban planning, urban design and architecture can play a role in fostering inclusive and sustainable response and adaptation. In the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this includes big strategies and small interventions.
Krisen entblössen die Bruchstellen einer Gesellschaft, die Auswirkungen auf diejenigen verstärken, die begrenzte Mittel haben, mit Krisen umzugehen. Dies führt oft zu Benachteiligung und Ausgrenzung, was ein Risiko für Ziele der Nachhaltigkeit darstellt. Stadtplanung, Städtebau und Architektur können zu einer inklusiven und nachhaltigen Krisenreaktion und Anpassung beitragen. In der gegenwärtigen Coronavirus-Pandemie spielen dabei grosse Strategien und kleine Interventionen wichtige Rollen.
Krisen entblössen die Bruchstellen einer Gesellschaft, die Auswirkungen auf diejenigen verstärken, die begrenzte Mittel haben, mit Krisen umzugehen. Dies führt oft zu Benachteiligung und Ausgrenzung, was ein Risiko für Ziele der Nachhaltigkeit darstellt. Stadtplanung, Städtebau und Architektur können zu einer inklusiven und nachhaltigen Krisenreaktion und Anpassung beitragen. In der gegenwärtigen Coronavirus-Pandemie spielen dabei grosse Strategien und kleine Interventionen wichtige Rollen.
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"New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. To this day, city-wide reconstruction and recovery remains uneven, which raises the following research questions: Which spatial, institutional, and social aspects influence urban... more
"New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. To this day, city-wide reconstruction and recovery remains uneven, which raises the following research questions: Which spatial, institutional, and social aspects influence urban disaster recovery? Why does uneven recovery occur? And, how can research indicate it? This contribution addresses the rebuilding of cities impacted by natural disaster and employs an integrated theoretical approach and case study methodology for a long-term study on urban recovery.
The intention of this study is to better understand planning for urban disaster recovery and propose adequate planning recommendations. It aims to contribute to future sustainable and just recovery paradigms in the context of recurring disaster events. Related knowledge-based re-building strategies can reduce vulnerability and increase resilience of impacted urban communities.
In this context, urban disaster recovery is viewed as the product of the interaction of particular spatial, institutional, and social aspects. Uneven recovery occurs due to cases of weak recovery in parts of the city, based on weak links between recovery planning, impacted populations, and the places in the city they inhabit.
In both urban studies and disaster research, socio-spatial perspectives offer the potential to integrate the two discourses for mixed-method empirical case study research on New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. A quantitative questionnaire-based survey among residents/evacuees in New Orleans and Houston, qualitative interviews with key individuals, and direct observation in 2007, 2009, and 2011 served to collect data.
Complex patterns of vulnerability and resilience emerge that are exemplified by differential practices of adaptation to urban disaster related to access to resources and including return and recovery or new settlement. In both the impacted as well as receptor communities, individuals receive support by non-governmental organizations contributing to a reduction of vulnerabilities and an increase in resilience."
The intention of this study is to better understand planning for urban disaster recovery and propose adequate planning recommendations. It aims to contribute to future sustainable and just recovery paradigms in the context of recurring disaster events. Related knowledge-based re-building strategies can reduce vulnerability and increase resilience of impacted urban communities.
In this context, urban disaster recovery is viewed as the product of the interaction of particular spatial, institutional, and social aspects. Uneven recovery occurs due to cases of weak recovery in parts of the city, based on weak links between recovery planning, impacted populations, and the places in the city they inhabit.
In both urban studies and disaster research, socio-spatial perspectives offer the potential to integrate the two discourses for mixed-method empirical case study research on New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. A quantitative questionnaire-based survey among residents/evacuees in New Orleans and Houston, qualitative interviews with key individuals, and direct observation in 2007, 2009, and 2011 served to collect data.
Complex patterns of vulnerability and resilience emerge that are exemplified by differential practices of adaptation to urban disaster related to access to resources and including return and recovery or new settlement. In both the impacted as well as receptor communities, individuals receive support by non-governmental organizations contributing to a reduction of vulnerabilities and an increase in resilience."