Demography and Infrastructure
National and Regional Aspects of Demographic Change
Published on 21. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXII, 250 pages
978-94-007-3521-7 (ISBN)
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.
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Series
Edition
2011 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XXII, 250 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-007-3521-7 (9789400735217)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-0458-9
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Tobias Kronenberg | Wilhelm Kuckshinrichs
Demography and Infrastructure
National and Regional Aspects of Demographic Change
Book
02/2011
1st Edition
Springer
€106.99
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Content
Introduction to Infrastructure and Demography (InfraDem).-
PART I.-
1. The Setting: Demographic Trends and Economic Development in Germany and Two Selected Regions.- 2. Macroeconomic Conditions for Infrastructure Adaptation to Demographic Change.- 3. Demographically Induced Changes in the Structure of Final Demand and Infrastructure Use.-
PART II.-
4. Demographic Effects on Passenger Transport Demand.- 5. The Demand for Air Transport and Consequences for the Airports of Hamburg and Rostock.- 6. Impacts on the National Energy System.- 7. The Potential for District Heating Based on Renewable Energy - A Spatial Analysis.-
PARTIII.-
8. Mobility of the Elderly - Facts and Projections.- 9. On the Energy Demand of Households.-
PART IV.-
10. Evaluation of Findings on Sustainability Strategies.- 11. Policy Implications: The Regional Perspective and Beyond.-
Index.