Complexity and Uncertainty in Contemporary Cities

Toward a New Conceptual Model

José-Miguel Fernández-Güell (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

369 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-1435-1 (ISBN)

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Most contemporary cities are subject to growing levels of operational complexity and forecasting uncertainty, a fact that inevitably increases the difficulties to plan and manage urban development under reasonable standards. The issues of complexity and uncertainty in the urban domain have been studied since the 1960s, but most academic contributions have been partial and discontinued through time. Therefore, this book pursues two major objectives: (1) provide a historical review of the efforts made to understand the phenomena of complexity and uncertainty in both Basic Sciences and Urban Sciences, and (2) display a conceptual model that helps to understand the application of systemic principles and foresight techniques in the urban realm. While the historical overview constitutes an indispensable introduction to systems thinking, the conceptual model facilitates collaborative planning with local stakeholders without losing the perspective of an integrated approach to cities. This book will be appreciated by professors, researchers, and professionals in Urban Sciences.

José Miguel Fernández-Güell is an Architect from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain, a Fulbright Scholar (1981-1982), Master of Science and has a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning from Texas A&M University, USA. He has been a consultant for Accenture, Inter-American Development Bank, the European Commission and the United Nations. Presently, he is a full-time Professor of the Urban and Regional Planning Department at UPM. His research interests focus on strategic planning, tourism development, foresight, urban governance, and systems thinking.Fernández-Güell is the author of numerous scientific books and articles published in Spanish and English. His major publications include: Complejidad e incertidumbre en la ciudad actual (2022); Governing the Metropolis (2008); Planificación estratégica de ciudades (2006); El diseño de escenarios en el ámbito empresarial (2004). He has published articles in the following journals: Tourism Management, Foresight, Cities, Journal of Urban Technology, disP – The Planning Review, Habitat International, Ciudad y Territorio.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-0364-1435-3 / 1036414353
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-1435-1 / 9781036414351
Zustand	Neuware