HeKriS – Herausforderung Krisenfestigkeit europäischer Städte: Recent submissions

  • Enhancing Community Cohesion in Exarcheia, Athens: Focussing on Temporary Uses 
    Brenner, Jana; Jordan, Hanna; Valli, Evdokia (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2019)
    The area of Exarcheia in Athens is characterised by the effects of the economic crisis and political activism. This results in a high number of abandoned buildings and spaces and also in a considerable number of illegal ...
  • Community Empowerment through Establishment of a Local Food Supply Chain 
    Molla Ahmadi Dehaghi, Helia; Vizcarra Ganoza, Diego; Driva, Spyridoula (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2019)
    The socio-economic crisis and its consequences in the “Post-austerity” era in Greece have increased the number of homeless and unemployed people (ATHENS RESILIENCE STRATEGY 2017: p. 12). The increasing number of vulnerable ...
  • Southern European Perspectives when Dealing with Socio-economic Consequences of the Crisis 
    Chocontá, Laura (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2019)
    The late 2000s crisis has transformed Europe. Especially in the south, governmental efforts to face the situation become visible in institutional changes in favour of austerity and which, at the same time, were detrimental ...
  • Struggling Against Entrenched Austerity 
    Tulumello, Simone (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2019)
    This chapter provides an overview of the field of housing politics in contemporary Lisbon: the transition from the end of a period of economic crisis and deep austerity to a fast economic growth based on exportation, tourism ...
  • Athenian Urbanism and Urban Resilience 
    Pagonis, Thanos (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2019)
    The paper attempts to relate the concept of resilience with urbanism. More than just the functions in buildings, mixed land-use and maintenance of public life in the streets, ‘urbanism’ is understood as a collective condition ...
  • Political Resilience in Times of Economic Crisis and Local Government Reforms 
    Psycharis, Yannis; Kallioras, Dimitris; Psatha, Evangelia (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2019)
    Economic crisis and fiscal consolidation policy in Greece had a tremendous impact on local government finances and the provision of services and local public goods to citizens and localities. The implementation of these ...
  • Community Resilience through the Influence of Grassroots Initiatives 
    Snieg, Filip; Greinke, Lena; Othengrafen, Frank (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2019)
    The paper shows that the importance of German and Greek initiatives has risen significantly in the last years. The German movements are mostly reflected in the harsh criticism of political undertakings; many focusing on ...
  • Transforming Heat Islands into Neat Islands 
    Lamberg, Jonas; Snieg, Filip (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    The resilience of cities has become an important topic to be considered by authorities in planning (MYRIVILI 2017, oral). Nowadays, many cities need to face various problems caused by environment, such as earthquakes, heat ...
  • Wind of Change Empowering a community to tackle 
    Muhl, Charlotte; Engelke, Ina (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    Athens is exposed to high heat stress that has negative effects on its residents. This paper presents an approach to tackle the problem by empowering the community and strengthening local solidarity. The area examined in ...
  • The Victoria Square Neighbourhood: Enhancing Resilience by Social Networking 
    Busch, Christina; Johncock, Johanna; Boucoyannis, Shelagh-Katerina; Koulouthros, Antonis (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    Athens is climatically characterised by a Mediterranean climate with mild and rainy winters and warm summers. In the summer the average temperature is 35°C, with many days exceeding 40°C. Athens is often struck by heat ...
  • Inclusive Green for Tackling the UHI-Effect in Athens 
    Sedhom, Amel Ben; Jordan, Hanna; Papaevangelou, Eleni (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    The city of Athens is characterised by urbanisation and migratory waves. In relation to the changing climate with an overall increasing temperature and a significantly higher amount of extreme events, the city is especially ...
  • Green Networks Exarchia 
    Badelt, Ole; Heuer, Philipp; Mamali, M.; Kapiota, A.; Ntouni, E. (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    The phenomenon of urban heat islands (UHI) in Athens is well documented (LIVADA, S ANTAMOURIS and ASSIMAKOPOULOS 2007; MIHALAKAKOU , S ANTAMOURIS , P APANIKOLAOU , CARTALIS and T SANGRASSOULIS 2004). Studies range from ...
  • Preface 
    Othengrafen, Frank; Serraos, Konstantinos (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    [no abstract]
  • Lessons from local resilience planning in European cities: The case of the Smart Mature Resilience project 
    Latinos, Vasileios; Sarriegi, Jose (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    Urban resilience development at local level requires skills and methodologies that are often not at hand in city administrations. In order to enhance cities’ capacity to resist, absorb and recover from the effects of climate ...
  • Resilience, Climate Change and Adaptation 
    Greinke, Lena; Levin-Keitel, Meike; Othengrafen, Frank (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    In Germany and other European countries, the sustainable development of cities and regions is steadily discussed in relation to the concept of resilience (BIRKMANN et al. 2013), especially with regard to the ongoing global ...
  • Aspects of resilience in the reconstruction of Kalamata (Greece) after the earthquake disaster of 1986 
    Dandulaki, Miranda (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    The paper discusses the case the reconstruction of Kalamata city, Greece, after the 1986 earthquake disaster, focussing on urban resilience during the phases of response, recovery and reconstruction. In doing so, it revisits ...
  • Coping with heat islands in the dense urban area of Athens, Greece – Five concepts and integrated needs of action 
    Greinke, Lena; Levin-Keitel, Meike; Othengrafen, Frank (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    Global climate change creates new challenges for urban and regional development all over the world. Adapting to a changing climate requires dealing with multiple uncertainties and complexity in order to allow proactive ...
  • Presuming a nature in the context of resilience 
    Chazapis, Antonis; Loukos, Dimitris (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    Over the last decades, the debate on climate change has brought back the everlasting discussion on the conceptualization of nature and the delimitation of our relationship with it. The emergence of „destruction“ has been ...
  • Tackling Climate Change and Urban Resilience in the City of Athens 
    Myrivili, Eleni; Christou, Anthi (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    The City of Athens, a venerable yet intricate city of near 700.000 residents, part of a 3.75 million people urban area, is for several years now facing severe challenges. Those include an ongoing socio-economic crisis, ...
  • Understanding Good and Bad Resilience: The Case of Greek Cities in the Economic Crisis Era 
    Sapountzaki, Kalliopi (Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Umweltplanung, 2018)
    Government debt crisis and recession in Greece cause decline of the welfare state. This has been the result of the attempt of the Greek Government to reduce fiscal and macro-economic vulnerability to debt crisis through ...

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