Background Readings

This list of background readings in the context of urbanization and related relevant topics, published by project members and associates, will be continously updated.

Kraas, F. (2007): Megacities and Global Change in East, Southeast and South Asia. In: Asien 103, pp. 9-22.

Kraas, F. (2007): Megacities and global change: key priorities. In: Geographical Journal 173 (1), pp. 79-82.

Kraas, F., M. Leuze, U. Nitschke (2007): Megastädte - Lebensräume der Zukunft. Global Campus 21.
http://www.gc21.de/ibt/alumni/ibt/de/frameset.html?lang=de& Preo=3&seek=oec&unlistLNK=them/t0807.xhtml

Kraas, F., M. Leuze, U. Nitschke (2007): Megacities - Our Future Habitat. Global Campus 21.
http://www.gc21.de/ibt/alumni/ibt/en/frameset.html?lang=en& Preo=3&seek=oec&unlistLNK=them/t0807.xhtml

Kraas, F., M. Leuze, U. Nitschke (2007): Megaciudades - Espacios vitales del futuro. Global Campus 21.
http://www.gc21.de/ibt/alumni/ibt/es/frameset.html?lang=es& Preo=3&seek=oec&unlistLNK=them/t0807.xhtml

Kraas, F. (2007): Megastädte. In: Gebhardt, H., Glaser, R., Radtke, U. & P. Reuber (Eds.): Geographie. Physische Geographie und Humangeographie. München, pp. 876-880.

Kraas, F. (2006): Urbanization, Mega-cities and Disaster Reduction. In: Tetzlaff, G., Zentel, K.-O. & P. Zarian (Eds.): Common Problems, Common Solutions: Linking the Scientific and Disaster Reduction Communities. Second International Symposium on Disaster Reduction and Global Environmental Change. German Committee for Disaster Reduction - DKKV, 19-20 December 2005, Bonn, Germany. Bonn, pp. 34-37.
www.dkkv.org/DE/publications/ressource.asp?ID=174
[pdf-file, 1,2 mb]

Kraas, F. (2006): Megacities: Dimension and Consequences of Global Change - and the Need for Shifted Priorities in Perception, Research and Planning. In: Kraas, F., Gaese, H. & M.M. Kyi (Eds.): Megacity Yangon: Transformation Processes and Modern Developments. Southeast Asian Modernities 7. Berlin, pp. 21-29.

Kraas, F. (2006): Megacities and Global Change: Challenges, Research Needs and International Initiatives. In: Wang, W., Krafft, T. & F. Kraas (Eds.): Global Change, Urbanisation and Health. China Meteorological Press, Beijing, pp. 25-38.

Kraas, F., Gaese, H. & M.M. Kyi (Eds.) (2006): Megacity Yangon: Transformation Processes and Modern Developments. Second German-Myanmar Workshop in Yangon/Myanmar 2005. Southeast Asian Modernities 7. Berlin. (in print)

Kraas, F. & U. Nitschke (2006): Megastädte: Motoren des Globalen Wandels. Internationale Politik 2006 (11).

Krafft, T. (2006): Entgrenzung und Steuerbarkeit: Herausforderung für die Gesundheitsversorgung in den Megastädten Asiens. In: Kulke, E., Monheim, H. & P. Wittmann (Eds.): GrenzWerte. Tagungsbericht und wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen. 55. Deutscher Geographentag Trier 2005. DGfG, Berlin/Leipzig/Trier, pp. 249-255.

Krafft, T. (2006): Challenges for Health Care in Asian Megacities. In: Kraas, F., Gaese, H. & M.M. Kyi (Eds.): Megacity Yangon: Transformation processes and modern developments. Southeast Asian Modernities 7. Berlin, pp. 43-50.

Krafft, T., Kraas, F., Butsch, C., Peters, G. & A. Ziemann in collaboration with E. Bharucha and Xue Desheng (2007): Governing Emerging Megacities: Water, Health and Housing. In: Trialog 92, pp. 36-37.

Krafft, T. & A. Ziemann (2006): Gobal Change, Urbanisation and Health - An Introduction. In: Wang, W., Krafft, T. u. F. Kraas (Eds.): Global Change, Urbanisation and Health. China Meteorological Press, Beijing, pp. 11-24.

Mauser, W., Kraas, F., Krafft, T., Loew, A., Niebergall, S., Selbach, V. & R. Singh (2006): Vulnerability in Megacities: An Integrated Approach Using High Resolution Satellite Data and Social Analysis. In: Wang, W., Krafft, T. & F. Kraas (Eds.): Global Change, Urbanisation and Health. China Meteorological Press, Beijing, pp. 225-239.

Netzband, M., Banzhaf, E. & U. Weiland (2006): Remote Sensing for Mega Cities Research. In: First Workshop of The EARSeL - Special Interest Group on Urban Remote Sensing "Challenges and Solutions", Berlin-Adlershof, 2-3 March 2006, pp. 73 ff.

Nitschke, U., Ouan, N. & G. Peters (2007): Megacities – A Challenge for (German) Development Cooperation. In: ASIEN 103, pp. 79-87.

Taube, G., Nitschke, U. & G. Peters (2006): Nord-Süd-Süd Partnerschaften für urbane Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Megastädte - Megaherausforderungen. In: Politische Ökologie 101, pp. 68-69.

Taube, G., Nitschke, U. & G. Peters (2006): Megastädte in Entwicklungsländern - Herausforderung für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit.
www.kas.de/upload/dokumente/habitat_2006_06_InWEnt.pdf
[pdf-file, 56 kb]

Wang, W., Krafft, T. u. F. Kraas (Eds.): Global Change, Urbanisation and Health. China Meteorological Press, Beijing.

Weiland, U., Richter, M. & H.-D. Kasperidus (2005): Environmental Management and Planning in Urban Regions - Are There Differences Between Growth and Shrinkage? In: Kungolos, A.G., Brebbia, C.A. & E. Beriatos (Eds.) (2005): Sustainable Development and Planning II, Volume 1, WIT Press. Southhampton, Boston, pp. 441-450.