The book concentrates on Latin America, where urbanization is most advanced. It provides an indepths study of one particular city, Santiago de Chile, to study the complexity of a 'mega-urban system' and to explore interrelations between sectors and issues. The book attempts to (i) focus on the emergence of risk in megacities by analyzing risk elements, (ii) evaluating the extent and severity of risks, (iii) developing strategies to cope with adverse risks, and (iv) to guide urban development by combining concepts with empirical evidence.

The content draws on interdisciplinary work carried out by a research consortium of the German Helmholtz Association, partners from Universities in Chile and Germany, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and praxis partners. The book is written for scholars in cross-cutting areas of urban, sustainability, hazard, governance and planning research, as well as practitioners from local, regional and international organizations.

This book addresses the complexity of urbanization, impacts of climate change and climate change adaptation for the metropolitan region of Santiago de Chile, with a special focus on the most pressing issues of natural hazards, water and energy supply. The book exemplifies a conceptual approach for the development of adaptation measures, their evaluation and implementation in a decision support framework at the science-policy interface. It builds on scientific analyses ofsocial and natural scientists, a participatory process with local authorities and a mutual learning network between large agglomerations in Latin America. The book is written for scholars of urban management, climate change, planning, governance and hazard research, as well as practitioners in local, regional and international organizations concerned with climate change, climate change impacts, and adaptation in metropolitan regions. While the regional focus is on Latin America the concepts and lessons learned are applicable and relevant to megacities around the world. "

This book addresses the complexity of urbanization, impacts of climate change and climate change adaptation for the metropolitan region of Santiago de Chile, with a special focus on the most pressing issues of natural hazards, water and energy supply. The book exemplifies a conceptual approach for the development of adaptation measures, their evaluation and implementation in a decision support framework at the science-policy interface. It builds on scientific analyses of social and natural scientists, a participatory process with local authorities and a mutual learning network between large agglomerations in Latin America. The book is written for scholars of urban management, climate change, planning, governance and hazard research, as well as practitioners in local, regional and international organizations concerned with climate change, climate change impacts, and adaptation in metropolitan regions. While the regional focus is on Latin America the concepts and lessons learned are applicable and relevant to megacities around the world.​

Megacity development and the inherent risks and opportunities for humans and the environment is a theme of growing urgency in the 21st century. Focusing on Latin America where urbanization is most advanced, this book studies the complexity of a 'mega-urban system' and explores interrelations between sectors and issues by providing an in-depths study of one particular city, Santiago de Chile. The book attempts to (i) focus on the emergence of risk in megacities by analyzing risk elements, (ii) evaluate the extent and severity of risks, (iii) develop strategies to cope with adverse risks, and (iv) to guide urban development by combining concepts with empirical evidence. Drawing on the work of an interdisciplinary and international consortium of academic and professional partners, the book is written for scholars in cross-cutting areas of urban, sustainability, hazard, governance and planning research as well as practitioners from local, regional and international organizations.

Dieses Open Access Buch thematisiert den Beitrag der Stadte zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Autor*innen stellen die Agenda 2030 und die 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) vor, auf die sich die Mitgliedstaaten der Vereinten Nationen im Jahr 2015 einigten. Sie zeigen auf, wie die Ziele kommunal umgesetzt werden und welche Herausforderungen sich dabei ergeben. Ansatze nachhaltiger Stadtentwicklung werden vorgestellt und nationale sowie internationale Beispiele verdeutlichen die Lokalisierung der SDGs. Dies wird erganzt durch Forschungsansatze zur Unterstutzung von Nachhaltigkeitstransformationen in gemeinsamer Arbeit von Wissenschaft und Praxis.