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Vor dem Hintergrund gesellschaftlichen Wandels und der Öffnung zur Bürgergesellschaft und Bürgerkommune diskutieren Jugendforscher und Praktiker Projekte der Partizipation von Jugendlichen in Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz und Brasilien. Das Spektrum reicht von der Beteiligung am Bürgerhaushalt, generationsübergreifenden Projekten bis hin zur Partizipation an Planungsverfahren und Gemeindeentwicklung. Der Band gibt ausgewählte Beiträge der Internationalen Tagung "Jugendliche gestalten ihre Zukunft in der Kommune mit" wieder.

Megacities as urbanization phenomena & engines of global change are discussed, noting that the world quickly becomes one metropolitan area, making the problems of megacities problems of the entire globe. The social, demographic, economic, & political challenges of megacities are examined, addressing a host of related issues: (1) the definition of megacity & the quantitative criteria applied in its delimitation, (2) urban agglomerations (eg, the Rhine-Ruhr in Germany or the Pearl River Delta in China) as world factories, (3) the different challenges of megacities in developed, developing, & underdeveloped countries, (4) megacities as centers of global transformation in ecological, economic, cultural, & political spheres, (5) population, migration, & carbon dioxide emission comparisons between megacities & states, (6) the risks & chances of megaurbanization in ecological, economic, social, & political spheres, (7) the informal aspect of life in megacities reflected in an incoherent governance, a lack of planning, unregulated housing, uncontrolled migration, or semilegal & illegal activities, (8) international & interdisciplinary research projects & programs devoted to megaurbanization problems, & (9) the process- & socialization-oriented strategies & approaches to dealing with the challenges of megaurbanization. Z. Dubiel

"Die fünf Zukunftsthemen und die vielfältigen Serviceangebote der Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt dienen dem Ziel, den Handlungsspielraum der Kommunen - den der Entscheider in Politik, Verwaltung und Zivilgesellschaft - zu beleben und zu erweitern. Nach umfassenden Analysen durch Befragungen und Untersuchungen sowie dem intensiven Dialog mit gleichberechtigten Partnern und Trägern kann konstatiert werden, dass trotz knapper Kassen eine zukunftsfähige und Eine-Weltverträgliche Entwicklung unserer Städte und Gemeinden möglich ist." (Autorenreferat)

This article builds upon the lessons learnt on urbanisation in Germany and other countries before, during and since the UN Habitat Conferences and its follow-up processes. The ideas dealt with herein are important not only for urbanisation experts but for all involved in critically looking at strategic considerations for (German) development co-operation and the far-reaching impacts of growing urban challenges to South-North relations in general. Urban development has long been neglected by German development cooperation, strikingly despite considering today's high degree and dynamism of urbanisation. The pending Millennium Goals calls for a re-thinking of (German) development cooperation as urban, particularly mega-urban areas are far beyond their immediate territories responsible as engines and trendsetters for the development of larger areas, nations, if not supranational regions. Their ecological footprint as well as their socio-economic and political outreach goes often further than comparable medium nation states. Megacities, corresponding to the anchor country concept, understood as anchor cities in the context of (German) development cooperation, possess enormous potential for sustainable regional development, which yet has to be realized and addressed by (German) development politics. However, what kind of expertise can (German) development cooperation offer to successfully influence mega urban development? Which direction should such a development strategy take in order to ensure success?