Duisburg was the first German city to establish official relations with a Chinese city, Wuhan. Less out of strategic calculation or recognition of the global significance of China's reform and opening-up policy, but rather thanks to their common industrial roots in the steel industry, the two...

In einer Ära radikaler Ungewissheit, in der mehrere Risikofaktoren zu akuten und wiederkehrenden Krisen und Systemzusammenbrüchen zusammenkommen, gewinnen Städte immer mehr an Bedeutung. Dieser Artikel unterstreicht die Bedeutung von Problemlösungsmechanismen in Städten, um die Auswirkungen...

After World War II, town twinning became popular, notably in Germany. This was mainly a reaction to the war experience, and it was aimed at creating renewed international understanding and co-operation between German cities and cities in other countries. The contacts created by town twinning...

After World War II, town twinning became popular, notably in Germany. This was mainly a reaction to the war experience, and it was aimed at creating renewed international understanding and co-operation between German cities and cities in other countries. The contacts created by town twinning...

After World War II, town twinning became popular, notably in Germany. This was mainly a reaction to the war experience, and it was aimed at creating renewed international understanding and co-operation between German cities and cities in other countries. The contacts created by town twinning...

The paper probes four cases on city twinning, all located in Northern Europe. In doing so, it also discusses the dynamics and future of twinning in a broader, more principal as well as critical perspective. It is noted that although the legacies tend to pertain to the existence of rather...

Nach den Vorstellungen des Bundes ist beabsichtigt, eine Bündelung und Vernetzung der entwicklungspolitischen Aktivitäten der öffentlichen und privaten Hand vorzunehmen, mit dem Ziel ihrer Koordinierung und Effektivierung. Ein erster Schritt ist die von der GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische...