Speculations transformations: thoughts on the future of Germany's cities and regions / Matthias Böttger, Stefan Carsten, Ludwing Engel

How do we want to live in the future? -- Interviews, theses, essays -- Maps -- Speculations -- Reflections -- Transformations -- Afterword -- Speculative Planning?

What is like to live in a city where you pay with energy instead of money? Who lives in rural regions when they no longer support any infrastructure? What are the spatial and geographical consequiences for Germany when its economic power is measured by the welfare of its citizens? How densely populated will the cities of the future be? Who will live in them, and how? Spreculations transformations brings together a range of different approaches to a future-oriented, interdisciplinary interpretation of the lived environment in Germany. The book addresses the social and geographical changes that may be in store for the country and speculates on their impact on Baukultur.
With numerous interviews, statements, and maps on the future of Germany's cities and regions, contributions by Thomas Auer, Armen Avanessian, Stefan Bergheim, Matthijs Bouw, Armin Linke, and Erik Swyngedouw, as well as data and analyses by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs, and Spatial Development.