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Economic restructuring of the 21st century is changing the production methods and location requirements of most industries. Mass production on the outskirts of cities, as was common in 20th century Fordism, is largely being replaced by an economic model characterised by a multitude of networked small and medium-sized production sites as well as logistics facilities. In this article, we want to examine if this also creates the opportunity to combine some of the smaller industrial areas with the city as a whole and to initiate a transformation of these areas in favour of redensification and mixed use. Examining the case of Kassel, Germany, we take a closer look at the transformation processes from Fordism to post-Fordism and the possibilities for a smarter land use. In this largely industrially shaped region, younger companies such as the solar panel producer SMA are using new approaches in terms of urban planning and land use by building their low emission-factories on greyfields in an urban environment rather than on suburban greenfields. In our article, we survey selected industrial areas in Kassel and discuss their recent change as part of a broader development from Fordism to post-Fordism. Firstly, the study contains a theoretical discussion of commercial and industrial land-use patterns in both socio-economic models. Subsequently, an on-site analysis is carried out to determine the extent to which both economic models have influenced the use and shape of industrial areas in Kassel. Based on this analysis, we finally show criteria for how urban planning can help to ensure that this change is combined with an improvement in the spatial and design quality of the industrial areas and is meaningfully integrated into the sustainable development of the city region.

Durch Deregulierung haben sich die weltweiten Ströme von Gütern, Informationen sowie Personen verstärkt und deren Steuerung im Rahmen der überkommenen territorialen Organisation erschwert. Doch Globalisierung ist kein räumlich ungebundener Prozess, sondern mit einer Konzentration von Innovationsfunktionen verbunden, für die lokale Rückbettungskontexte von großer Bedeutung sind.

Das Ruhrgebiet ist in vielerlei Hinsicht eine einzigartige Region: In der Entwicklung zu einem der größten europäischen Ballungsräume der Schwerindustrie ebenso wie im Strukturwandel zu einer Technologie- und Dienstleistungsregion. - - Die Kartenstücke veranschaulichen einzelne thematische Schichten der Region in Karten, Grafiken und textlichen Erläuterungen. Sie gehen dabei über die bisher bekannten Darstellungen hinaus und zeigen überraschende Strukturen und Prozesse des aktuellen Wandels in siedlungsgeographischer, ökonomischer, landschaftlicher, ökologischer sowie sozialer und baulicher Hinsicht. Ihre Zusammenführung am Ende des Buches liefert eine Grundlage zur Diskussion über die Gestaltung der Region