Urban and rural areas alike witness severe dynamics. Moreover, understandings of what constitutes the urban and the rural are changing, too. Metapolis conceptualizes the network of urban and rural settlements interconnected by flows of people, goods, and information. How can this Metapolis be understood and evolve in a more sustainable manner? By example of two study regions in Lower Saxony―a federal state of Germany consisting of few large cities, mostly mid-sized and small towns, suburbs, and villages―this volume presents an innovative analytical framework called Topoi, offering a new perspective on urban-rural development. Different scenarios explore innovative solutions for sustainable planning and design along the urban-rural gradient.
Vanessa Carlow is a licensed architect and urban planner. She has lectured at universities worldwide, including Cornell University New York and Tongji University Shanghai. Since 2012 she is professor and head of the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) at Technische Universität Braunschweig.
Grace Abou Jaoude is a research associate since 2018 and is currently pursuing her PhD at the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU). Prior to joining ISU, she worked at Het Nieuwe Instituut, Netherlands and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.
Chantal Karadag completed her Master studies at Technische Universität Braunschweig. Joining the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) research team she works on future-oriented sustainability concepts for diverse urban and sub-urban areas and post-digital participation.
Olaf Mumm has over fifteen years of experience at the interface between urban planning and design in praxis and research. In 2014 Olaf joined the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) at Technische Universität Braunschweig, where he is a senior researcher and since 2018 deputy head of ISU.
Marie Scheer studied architecture in Lübeck, Oldenburg and Braunschweig. After completing her master's degree in 2019, she joined the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) team for teaching and research.
Kristin Schöning studied architecture at the RWTH Aachen, the Technical University of Budapest and the Technische Universität Braunschweig. In 2020 Kristin joined the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) for teaching and research.
Vanessa Carlow ist Architektin und Stadtplanerin. Sie hat an Universitaten weltweit gelehrt, darunter an der Cornell University New York und der Tongji University Shanghai. Seit 2012 ist sie Professorin und Leiterin des Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) an der Technischen Universitat Braunschweig.
Grace Abou Jaoude ist seit 2018 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und promoviert derzeit am Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU). Bevor sie zum ISU kam, arbeitete sie am Het Nieuwe Instituut, Niederlande und am Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.
Chantal Karadag absolvierte ihr Masterstudium an der Technischen Universitat Braunschweig. Im Forschungsteam des Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) arbeitet sie an zukunftsweisenden Nachhaltigkeitskonzepten fur vielfaltige urbane und suburbane Raume und postdigitale Partizipation.
Olaf Mumm verfugt uber mehr als funfzehn Jahre Erfahrung an der Schnittstelle zwischen Stadtplanung und Design in Praxis und Forschung. 2014 wechselte er an das Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) der Technischen Universitat Braunschweig, wo er als Senior Researcher und seit 2018 stellvertretender Leiter des ISU ist.
Marie Scheer studierte Architektur in Lubeck, Oldenburg und Braunschweig. Nach ihrem Masterabschluss im Jahr 2019 trat sie dem Team des Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) fur Lehre und Forschung bei.
Kristin Schöning studierte Architektur an der RWTH Aachen, der Technischen Universitat Budapest und der Technischen Universitat Braunschweig. Im Jahr 2020 trat sie dem Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU) fur Lehre und Forschung bei.