Suchergebnisse

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- Contents -- A WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT AGRICULTURE AS PART OF THE CITY? - FRAMING A PROBLEM FROM LIFE-WORLD TO RESEARCH -- A1 DEALING WITH FIVE MAJOR CHALLENGES OF GROWING CITY REGIONS -- A2 THE UAC RESEARCH APPROACH -- A2.1 Problems, questions and definitions -- A3 THE UAC METHODOLOGY -- A3.1 Research on global change and urbanization: dealing with complexity and uncertainty -- A3.2 The UAC project: doing transdisciplinarity -- A3.3 Remarks on transdisciplinary research -- A3.4 Reflections on the UAC research process -- B THE CONTEXT: GRAND CASABLANCA -- B1 PRESENTATION OF GRAND CASABLANCA -- B1.1 City profile -- B1.2 History -- B1.3 City type: every city is different -- B2 ACTORS AND POLITICAL PROCESSES OF GRAND CASABLANCA -- B2.1 Actors in urban and agricultural development -- B2.2 Challenges and opportunities: towards a new phase of urban development -- C UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS OF GRAND CASABLANCA -- C1 NEED FOR ANALYTICAL KNOWLEDGE -- C2 METHODS FOR COMPLEX KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION -- C2.1 Problem-oriented sectoral studies -- C2.2 Mapping and visualization -- C2.3 Stakeholder analysis -- C2.4 Field research -- C2.5 Earth observation -- C2.6 Numerical modelling -- C2.7 Future research: visions and scenarios -- C2.8 Transdisciplinary design -- C2.9 Information and communication platforms -- C2.10 Integrative communication -- C3 PROBLEM ORIENTED ANALYSIS -- C3.1 Urban space production -- C3.2 Infrastructure -- C3.3 Environmental conditions -- C3.4 Climate -- C3.5 Food and nutrition -- C3.6 Agriculture -- C3.7 Society and governance -- C4 DEEPENING THE PROBLEM ANALYSIS -- C4.1 Urban-rural linkages and interacting spheres -- C4.2 Socio-spatiaI practices and land use -- C4.3 Natural resources -- C4.4 Natural hazards and risks.