Demography and Infrastructure National and Regional Aspects of Demographic Change /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kronenberg, Tobias (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Σειρά: Environment & Policy, 51
• Θέματα: Economic geography.; Energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Demography.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Economic Geography.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Economics.

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 inf...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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
• PART III
• 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.