Polycentric City Regions in Transformation

The Ruhr Agglomeration in International Perspective

Author: Hendrik Jansen, Christa Reicher, Fabio Bayro-Kaiser and Jan Polívka Series: Stadt- Und Raumplanung/Urban and Spatial

Polycentric City Regions in Transformation

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Worldwide, cities and regions are affected by structural change and face comprehensive transformation processes, many of which are yet to reveal themselves. In this context, polycentric models for development have been internationally voiced. Polycentric City Regions in Transformation: The Ruhr Agglomeration in International Perspective discusses such models in a comparative manner and, in particular, focuses on the dynamics that shape and challenge cities and regions nowadays. The book compiles contributions from Germany, China, Canada, Portugal, Colombia, USA, and Scotland, among others, which were presented in an international conference held at Essen Zollverein in June 2015.

About the Author

Hendrik Jansen is researcher at the Institute for Urban Design and European Urbanism. RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Jan Polívka is researcher at the Institute for Urban Design and European Urbanism. RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Christa Reicher is Professor and Chair of Urban Design and Institute for Urban Design and European Urbanism at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Fabio Bayro-Kaiser is researcher at the Institute for Urban Design and European Urbanism. RWTH Aachen University, Germany.