Spatial transformation: Processes, strategies, research design, vol 19

Milad Abassiharofteh, Jessica Baier, Angelina Göb, Insa Thimm, Andreas Eberth, Falco Knaps, Vilja Larjosto and Fabiana Zebner

in Forschungsberichte der ARL from ARL – Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

Abstract: What can be understood by spatial transformation, how does it manifest itself and what are the characteristics of transformation processes? This Research Report addresses these questions and presents current research projects and approaches from an academic and practical (planning) perspective. A central point of reference is the concept of a "Great Transformation", which stems from an expert report by the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). It outlines the profound changes in the economy and society towards sustainability that will become necessary in the future, describing them as a "Great Transformation". Likewise, social upheavals also manifest themselves in space, enabling spatial changes to be understood as spatial transformations. However, on a detailed level it remains unclear what is to be understood by spatial transformation processes and how they manifest themselves. Against the background of this need for (further) research, this Research Report addresses concrete issues in the research and shaping of spatial transformation processes. The aim is to systematise the largely unordered or disordered knowledge of spatial transformation processes and to contribute to a common understanding of the associated concepts, which can form the basis for further research and for the steering of these processes. The articles on the following topics show how spatial and social transformation processes are mutually dependent and what opportunities and challenges inter- and transdisciplinary research designs can offer in this context: Perspectives on transformation processes; Social and settlement structures in change; Regional development and innovation; Transformation processes in the so-called Global South; New challenges for planning, processes and stakeholders; Research on transformation. The contributions to theoretical, methodological and practical approaches are intended to stimulate a critical discussion on spatial transformation that is open to new, interdisciplinary perspectives.

Keywords: transformation; processes; challenges; planning; design; steering; research; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Chapters in this book:

Introduction , pp 5-8

Andreas Eberth and Angelina Göb

The understanding and meaning of knowledge transfer for research and education , pp 9-26

Helga Kanning and Christiane Meyer

Spatial transformation: An introduction to the Great Transformation towards sustainability , pp 27-49

Martin Held

The Anthropocene and the great transformation: Perspectives for critical governance and transformation research in the spatial sciences , pp 50-60

Antje Bruns

Practices and infrastructures for sufficiency-oriented lifestyles , pp 61-74

Jana Kühl

From a materially produced to a socially constituted space: A proposal for a new research perspective on public service provision and infrastructures in rural areas based on a relational theory of space , pp 75-86

Jessica Baier

Toward a comprehensive measure of socio-cultural diversity: The case of Germany , pp 87-98

Milad Abbasiharofteh and Tom Brökel

Spatial proximity and how to shape it: An empirical case study of selected German technology parks , pp 99-108

Elena Schlich

Doing research in the Global South: Exploring research ethics and their transformative potential , pp 109-119

Leonie Tuitjer

Incumbent upgrading in Nairobi's slums: How young people contribute to local spatial transformation , pp 120-128

Andreas Eberth

Dynamics and consequences: The economic/ecological double crisis in China and the bauxite-aluminium industry in Ghana , pp 129-140

Sebastian Purwins

Rural areas in transition: Village development in the light of new structures of responsibility , pp 141-151

Zora Becker

Can openness be planned? An essay on the temporal dimension in spatial planning , pp 152-163

Yvonne Siegmund

Landscape identity: Approaches to its conceptualisation, capture and integration into place branding processes , pp 164-178

Falco Knaps, Sylvia Herrmann and Tanja Mölders

The conceptualisation of civic energy cooperatives as change agents in the German energy transition , pp 179-190

Insa Thimm

Understanding and shaping spatial transformation processes through transdisciplinary case studies , pp 191-200

Moritz Engbers

Research through Design as a transformative approach , pp 201-208

Vilja Larjosto

Come out of your shell! Arts-based research as a method for transformative research , pp 209-220

Angelina Göb

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