{"product_id":"contingencies-in-urban-future-making-pitfalls-potentialities-and-transformative-practices-paperback","title":"Contingencies in Urban Future-Making: Pitfalls, Potentialities, and Transformative Practices - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoachim Thiel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMonika Grubbauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLucas Pohl\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era of rapid change and growing uncertainty, we are facing an urgent question: How can cities be built for futures that defy prediction? The contributors to this volume tackle this challenge by exploring the role of contingency in urban future-making. Through a range of case studies, they examine relevant aims, strategies, and decision-making processes in both past and present contexts. They reveal how unexpected events and unpredictable factors unsettle established urban conditions but also spark new ideas and possibilities for rethinking and reshaping the city. The volume shows how urban future-making involves navigating highly uncertain environments and extreme conditions, opening new spaces of knowledge and action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoachim Thiel (Edited by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoachim Thiel\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer with a habilitation in social-economic urban and regional research. He works at the research group of »Urban and Regional Economics« at HafenCity Universität Hamburg. His research focuses on large-scale urban development projects, urban smart city strategies, and urban testbeds in technological innovation trajectories. He is one of the deputy spokespersons of the DFG research training group »Urban Future-Making«. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika Grubbauer (Edited by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMonika Grubbauer\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in history and theory of the city at HafenCity Universität Hamburg. She teaches historical and theoretical foundations in urban planning and urban design. Her research focuses on urban development politics, housing and urban policy, and knowledge practices in architecture and planning. She is the spokesperson of the DFG-funded research training group »Urban Future-Making«.\u003cbr\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucas Pohl (Edited by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLucas Pohl\u003c\/b\u003e is a geographer and urban researcher whose work focuses on social and spatial theories, the built environment, and urban political ecologies. He is a professor of human geography at Universität Innsbruck. Previously, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and at HafenCity Universität Hamburg, where he was part of the research training group »Urban Future-Making«. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47892997243101,"sku":"9783837679007","price":105.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/21fH2RuM5z9783837679007.webp?v=1778194674","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/contingencies-in-urban-future-making-pitfalls-potentialities-and-transformative-practices-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}