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This book offers a European perspective on spatial planning and welfare policies in relation to the new conditions derived from the current urban crisis. The book deals with research and policy issues stemming from the fact that in the last ten years European cities have been affected by a structural crisis, not only financial but also a social, environmental and spatial, leading to an economic collapse. The crisis and its consequences due to political, financial and social conflicts contribute to increasing a city’s complexity in terms of decrease of public finance, slowdowns in the real estate market, economic stagnation and the reduction of the consolidated welfare policies. In light of this, this book proposes to reframe European urban welfare towards a “framework-rule” perspective. It is based on new rules and responsibilities as a path to change that would enable cities to respond to new circumstances through innovative actions thanks to co-production. The book focuses on the potential of this approach, identifying innovative perspectives for researchers, institutions and practitioners in the field of urban and regional planning. It also addresses the growth of civic initiatives all over Europe in which citizens and private business are engaged for the self-delivery of urban facilities, while jointly identifying issues and needs, and trying to solve problems with innovative and inclusive responses. This book will appeal to students and researchers along with a professional and policy audience due to the topical nature of the contents.

Social sciences. --- Urban geography. --- Sociology, Urban. --- Human geography. --- Economic development. --- Welfare state. --- Social Sciences. --- Human Geography. --- Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns). --- Urban Studies/Sociology. --- Politics of the Welfare State. --- Regional Development. --- Urban policy --- Cities and state --- Urban problems --- City and town life --- Economic policy --- Social policy --- Sociology, Urban --- City planning --- Urban renewal --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Economics --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse --- State, Welfare --- Public welfare --- State, The --- Welfare economics --- Urban sociology --- Cities and towns --- Anthropo-geography --- Anthropogeography --- Geographical distribution of humans --- Social geography --- Anthropology --- Geography --- Human ecology

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The concept of resilience has arisen as a “new way of thinking”, becoming a response to both the causes and effects of ongoing global challenges. As it strongly stresses cities’ transformative potential, resilience’s final purpose is to prevent and manage unforeseen events and improve communities’ environmental and social quality. Although the resilience theory has been investigated in depth, several methodological challenges remain, mainly related to the concept’s practical sphere. As a matter of fact, resilience is commonly criticised for being too ambiguous and empty of meaning. At the same time, turning resilience into practice is not easy to do. This will arguably be one of the most impactful global issues for future research on resilience. The Special Issue “Bridging the Gap: The Measure of Urban Resilience” falls under this heading, and it seeks to synthesise state-of-the-art knowledge of theories and practices on measuring resilience. The Special Issue collected 11 papers that address the following questions: “What are the theoretical perspectives of measuring urban resilience? What are the existing methods for measuring urban resilience? What are the main features that a technique for measuring urban resilience needs to have? What is the role of measuring urban resilience in operationalising cities’ ability to adapt, recover and benefit from shocks?”

urban resilience --- spatial planning --- vulnerability --- measuring --- mapping --- decision-making --- multi-risk --- flood --- fire --- indicators --- regional resilience --- adaptive capacity --- sectoral industry composition --- urban vs. inner areas --- green infrastructure --- resilience --- sustainability --- social-ecological indicators --- indicator --- monitoring --- climate change --- climate adaptation --- n/a --- dynamic models --- decision making --- scenario planning --- energetic resilience --- solar radiation --- geographic information system --- land use planning --- urban regulation --- urban energy resilience --- buildings energy balance --- urban hourly model --- residential buildings --- urban variables --- place-based analysis --- community resilience --- systematic overview --- resilience modelling --- knowledge representation --- resilience assessment --- information visualisation --- walkability --- walkability measure --- quantitative --- qualitative and mixed models and methods --- urban planning --- public space --- shift-share analysis --- employment dynamics --- sector composition --- metro-regions

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This book brings together a series of theory and practice essays on risk management and adaptation in urban contexts within a resilient and multidimensional perspective. The book proposes a transversal approach with regard to the role of spatial planning in promoting and fostering risk management as well as institutions’ challenges for governing risk, particularly in relation to new forms of multi-level governance that may include stakeholders and citizen engagement. The different contributions focus on approaches, policies, and practices able to contrast risks in urban systems generating social inclusion, equity and participation through bottom-up governance forms and co-evolution principles. Case studies focus on lessons learned, as well as the potential and means for their replication and upscaling, also through capacity building and knowledge transfer. Among many other topics, the book explores difficulties encountered in, and creative solutions found, community and local experiences and capacities, organizational processes and integrative institutional, technical approaches to risk issue in cities.

Urban policy. --- Cities and towns. --- Emergency management. --- Regional planning. --- Industrial management-Environmen. --- Environmental management. --- Environmental policy. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Sustainability Management. --- Environmental Management. --- Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. --- Environmental Politics. --- Environment and state --- Environmental control --- Environmental management --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Government policy --- Urban planning. --- Industrial management—Environmental aspects. --- Climate change. --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Environmental aspects --- Global environmental change

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This book brings together a series of theory and practice essays on risk management and adaptation in urban contexts within a resilient and multidimensional perspective. The book proposes a transversal approach with regard to the role of spatial planning in promoting and fostering risk management as well as institutions’ challenges for governing risk, particularly in relation to new forms of multi-level governance that may include stakeholders and citizen engagement. The different contributions focus on approaches, policies, and practices able to contrast risks in urban systems generating social inclusion, equity and participation through bottom-up governance forms and co-evolution principles. Case studies focus on lessons learned, as well as the potential and means for their replication and upscaling, also through capacity building and knowledge transfer. Among many other topics, the book explores difficulties encountered in, and creative solutions found, community and local experiences and capacities, organizational processes and integrative institutional, technical approaches to risk issue in cities.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Sociology of policy --- Industrial economics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Business management --- Environmental planning --- Economic geography --- ruimtelijke ordening --- co-creation --- industrie --- ecologie --- milieubeleid --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- geografie --- milieupolitiek --- klimaatverandering --- broeikaseffect