Highlights • There is merit in examining sustainability transformations through the lens of
urban infrastructures. • Approaches to change infrastructures are often fragmented across …

The debate on urban sustainability has now been on the research agenda for a number of
years. One element that has, however, been undertheorized and empirically understudied is …

Sustainable development, by embracing coupled dynamics of societal and ecological systems
on a global scale and over the long term, is an extremely ambitious concept. It provokes …

Energy systems in Germany and in all western OECD countries are currently undergoing
transformations that have profound implications for their urban and regional governance, as …

One of the most influential ideals for constructing and managing cities and infrastructures
worldwide is that of the ‘networked city'. This ideal refers to the technological design and …

Over the last decade, the protection of urban infrastructures has become a focus in German
security policies. These point not solely to the multiple external infrastructural threats (eg …

Three fundamental observations on the contemporary debate on governance and steering
for sustainable development are outlined. First, sustainable development as a highly …

This book addresses the complex institutional dimensions to restoring floodplains. Despite
the recent surge of interest in restoring floodplains among policy and research circles, as well …

Over the last few years, nexus-thinking has become a buzzword in urban research and
practice. This also applies to recent claims of greater integration or coordination of urban …

Uncertainties about the long-term prospects of urban water management systems have
increased substantially over the past decade due to an increasing variety of regulations, …