@article{1472409,
      recid = {1472409},
      author = {Nijhuis, Steffen, and Sun, Yimin, and Lange, Eckart,},
      title = {Adaptive urban transformation : urban landscape dynamics,  regional design and territorial governance in the Pearl  River Delta, China /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 314 pages) :},
      abstract = {This open access book provides a cross-sectoral,  integrative and multi-scale design and planning approach  for adaptive urban transformation of fast urbanising  deltas, taking the Pearl River Delta (China) as a case  study. Deltaic areas are among the most promising regions  in the world. Their strategic location and superior quality  of their soils are core factors supporting both human  development and the rise of these regions as global  economic hubs. At the same time, however, deltas are  extremely vulnerable to multiple threats from both climate  change and urbanisation. These include an increased flood  risk combined with the resulting loss of ecological and  social-cultural values. To ensure a more sustainable future  for these areas, spatial strategies are needed to  strengthen resilience, i.e. help the systems to cope with  their vulnerabilities as well as enhance their capacity to  overcome natural and artificial threats. The book provides  a unique approach that integrates research in urban  landscape systems, territorial governance and visualisation  techniques that will help to achieve more integrated and  resilient deltas. Based on an assessment of the dynamics of  change regarding the transformational cycles of natural and  urban landscape elements, eco-dynamic regional design  strategies are explored to reveal greater opportunities for  the exploitation of natural and social-cultural factors  within the processes of urban development.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1472409},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89828-1},
}