Urban Socio-Spatial Congurations and the Future of European Cities

2008 ◽  
pp. 123-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Kesteloot
Keyword(s):  
European Cities ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Characterization of European cities’ climate shift – an exploratory study based on climate analogues

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 428-452
Author(s):  
Guillaume Rohat ◽  
Stéphane Goyette ◽  
Johannes Flacke
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
European Continent ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Climate Shift ◽  
European Cities ◽  
The Future

Purpose Climate analogues have been extensively used in ecological studies to assess the shift of ecoregions due to climate change and the associated impacts on species survival and displacement, but they have hardly been applied to urban areas and their climate shift. This paper aims to use climate analogues to characterize the climate shift of cities and to explore its implications as well as potential applications of this approach. Design/methodology/approach The authors propose a methodology to match the current climate of cities with the future climate of other locations and to characterize cities’ climate shift velocity. Employing a sample of 90 European cities, the authors demonstrate the applicability of this method and characterize their climate shift from 1951 to 2100. Findings Results show that cities’ climate shift follows rather strictly north-to-south transects over the European continent and that the average southward velocity is expected to double throughout the twenty-first century. These rapid shifts will have direct implications for urban infrastructure, risk management and public health services. Originality/value These findings appear to be potentially useful for raising awareness of stakeholders and urban dwellers about the pace, magnitude and dynamics of climate change, supporting identification of the future climate impacts and vulnerabilities and implementation of readily available adaptation options, and strengthening cities’ cooperation within climate-related networks.

The exhaustion of the herding effect in peer-to-peer accommodation

2020 ◽  
pp. 135481662094653
Author(s):  
Beatriz Benítez-Aurioles
Keyword(s):  
Utility Maximization ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Herding Behavior ◽  
European Cities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Balanced Distribution ◽  
Reservation Policy ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

A significant reason for the concentration of demand in a subset of the supply in the peer-to-peer market for tourist accommodation is herding behavior, by which the decisions of the first guests are imitated by those who follow. This article proposes a profit- and utility-maximization microeconomic model and implements it with data of Airbnb listings corresponding to 10 European cities. Results show that the influence of each additional review is positive but decreasing, inducing a more balanced distribution of demand among offered accommodation and thus dampening the herding effect. Moreover, reservation policy—specifically, enabling the instant booking option—is a key to explain the initial push that accommodations need to be demanded now and, hence, to increase their possibilities of being demanded in the future.

scholarly journals Autonomous Road Vehicles: Challenges for Urban Planning in European Cities

Urban Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Gavanas
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Road Vehicles ◽  
European Cities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges

Autonomous vehicles will significantly affect mobility conditions in the future. The changes in mobility conditions are expected to have an impact on urban development and, more specifically, on location choices, land use organisation and infrastructure design. Nowadays, there is not enough data for a real-life assessment of this impact. Experts estimate that autonomous vehicles will be available for uptake in the next decade. Therefore, urban planners should consider the possible impacts from autonomous vehicles on cities and the future challenges for urban planning. In this context, the present paper focuses on the challenges from the implementation of autonomous road vehicles for passenger transport in European cities. The analysis is based on a systematic review of research and policy. The main outcome of the analysis is a set of challenges for urban planning regarding the features of urban development, the local and European policy priorities, the current lack of data for planning and the potential for autonomous vehicles to be used by planners as data sources. The paper concludes that tackling these challenges is essential for the full exploitation of the autonomous vehicles’ potential to promote sustainable urban development.

Chaim Weizmann and the Elusive Manchester Professorship

AJS Review ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-246
Author(s):  
Jehuda Reinharz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Full Professorship ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University

In February 1912 Arthur Hantke, a member of the Engeres Aktions- Comite (EAC or SAC), asked Chaim Weizmann to undertake a propaganda tour in the United States.1 Weizmann refused, but did agree to a shorter tour to European cities during the university semester break in March. In explaining his reasons for traveling only to Berlin, Vienna, Prague, and Heidelberg,2 Weizmann revealed some of his plans for the future:As you know, I want to go to Palestine in 3–4 years. But I want to go to Palestine not when I have nothing to lose here, but on the contrary after having achieved everything here. This “everything” consists of two things: a full professorship and admission to the Royal Society. The former has been achieved except for the official announcement, which will presumably come during the summer term [sic]. The second is somewhat more difficult for a Russian Jew. However, the matter has got to the point where my candidature has been established. How long the candidature will “stand” depends on the scope and character of my scientific work, for in my case this is the only decisive criterion. I must therefore strain every nerve to work and publish a great deal, for admission to the Royal Society will open all doors for me here. I shall then be worth ten times as much to you….

Resisting ‘Austerity Gentrification’ and Displacement in Southern Europe

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Annunziata ◽  
Loretta Lees
Keyword(s):  
Southern Europe ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Northern European ◽  
The Future

This paper discusses ‘austerity gentrification’, austerity eviction/displacement, and resistance to them in Southern Europe during the current crisis. We focus on three cities, which until recently have barely featured in gentrification studies: Athens, Madrid and Rome. We show that eviction/displacement is being framed as a collective problem by anti-eviction/gentrification movements in Southern Europe but that more inter-class solidarity will be needed in the future. Northern European cities would do well to look at the resistance practices operating in Southern European cities.

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