Mega Cities Mega Challenge
Kraas, Frauke / Hackenbroch, Kirsten / Sterly, Harald / Heintzenberg, Jost / Herrle, Peter / Kreibich, Volker
Megacities are gaining importance as hubs of globalisation processes in a world increasingly dominated by cities. A deeper understanding of the multiple causes and drivers of their development is needed in order to shape the global urban transformation towards sustainability. The interdisciplinary research programme "Megacities - Megachallenge: Informal Dynamics of Global Change” aimed at understanding the connections between informal mega-urb...