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The Future of Cities and Regions

Simulation, Scenario and Visioning, Governance and Scale

  • The book presents the best world practices of innovative and promising methodologies for urban and regional simulation
  • Illustrates the urban future on the examples of 9 simulation cases
  • Describes how to use advanced practices for decision-making processes in complex transformations of cities
  • Provides guidelines for new trends of planning and design for the next 50 years

Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Simulation, Scenario and Visioning, Government and Governance, and Scale

    • Liliana Bazzanella, Luca Caneparo, Franco Corsico, Giuseppe Roccasalva
    Pages 1-12
  3. The Relevance of Engaging the Future in Planning Practices

    • Franco Corsico, Giuseppe Roccasalva
    Pages 13-18
  4. Chicago Metropolis Plans 2020

    • Jim La Belle, Paul O’Connor, Giuseppe Roccasalva
    Pages 19-43
  5. Stockholm 2030

    • Göran Johnson
    Pages 65-98
  6. Spatial Elaboration of Long-Term Economic and Demographic Trends: Future Land Use in the Netherlands

    • Judith Borsboom-van Beurden, Marianne Kuijpers-Linde, Barry Zondag
    Pages 261-286
  7. Porta Nuova Station, Turin

    • Franco Corsico, Giuseppe Roccasalva
    Pages 287-296
  8. Stockholm Central Station

    • Lars Marcus, Tobias Nordström
    Pages 297-321
  9. The Yerseke Case: Using Simlandscape in an Area Development Approach

    • Rob de Waard, Wim van der Knaap, Kymo Slager
    Pages 323-348
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 359-363

About this book

This guide for tomorrow’s urban practitioner systematically explains fifteen best practices across three continents; it explores questions of broad interest for designing and planning the future of cities and regions. Key questions addressed are: Is simulation useful to explore the effects of different design, policy and planning strategies? Which approach will help manage the uncertainties of metropolitan areas both today and tomorrow ? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the different simulation practices for city leadership, public and private partnership, and citizen involvement?

The book reviews computer models and media, socio-political initiatives, professional practices which help communicating the future effects of different design, political and planning strategies with a wide range of aims: from information, through consultation, towards active participation. These world best practices are considered according to four leading issues for urban and regional development, respectively Simulation, Scenario and Visioning, Government and Governance, and Scale. The book examines the approaches adopted technically and procedurally. The selected knowledge and the innovative tools used in each case study are among the most advanced and up-to-date in the professional and research fields. This volume successfully illustrates these innovative practices and methodologies in a straightforward and accessible way.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This book is aimed at managers and planners involved in the implementation of suitable planning policies and it includes strategies that have been tested and used around the global. … this book is an excellent presentation of urban planning and how integrated approaches are being considered and implemented around the global today. … Widespread inclusion of maps (many in color), supports the presentation in this book very effectively.” (Jeff Thurston, 3D Visualization World Magazine, 3dvisworld.com, September, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , DAD -Dipartimento di Architettura e Desi, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

    Liliana Bazzanella, Luca Caneparo, Giuseppe Roccasalva

  • Higher Institute on Innovative Territori, Torino, Italy

    Franco Corsico

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Future of Cities and Regions

  • Book Subtitle: Simulation, Scenario and Visioning, Governance and Scale

  • Editors: Liliana Bazzanella, Luca Caneparo, Franco Corsico, Giuseppe Roccasalva

  • Series Title: Springer Geography

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2518-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2517-1Published: 22 March 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9624-9Published: 13 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2518-8Published: 20 March 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2194-315X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 366

  • Topics: Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Sustainable Development, Human Geography

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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