| Demography and Infrastructure: National and Regional Aspects of Demographic Change Contributor(s): Kronenberg, Tobias (Editor), Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9400704577 ISBN-13: 9789400704572 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Demography - Business & Economics | Infrastructure - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning |
| Dewey: 330.943 |
| Series: Environment & Policy (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.32" W x 9.47" (1.15 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Population ageing has been going on for many decades, but population shrinking is a rather new phenomenon. The population of Germany, as in many other countries, has passed a plateau and is currently shrinking. Demographic change is a challenge for infrastructure planning due to the longevity of infrastructure capital and the need to match supply and demand in order to ensure cost-efficiency. This book summarises the findings of the INFRADEM project team, a multidisciplinary research group that worked together to estimate the effects of demographic change on infrastructure demand. Economists, engineers and geographers present studies from top-down and bottom-up perspectives, focusing on Germany and two selected regions: Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The contributors employed a broad range of methods, including an overlapping-generations model for Germany, regional input-output models, an energy systems model, and a spatial model of the transportation infrastructure. |
