Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe
Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe
1. A synthesis of shrinkage in Europe Western and Northern Europe Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, UK Post Communist Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Central Europe Germany, Switzerland, Austria Outside of Europe USA, Australia, Japan Southern Europe Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey 3 Experimenting and discovering 1. A synopsis of shrinkage in Europe Western and Northern Europe Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, UK ‘Mature’ urban environments Enduring decline Declining rural areas Economic transformations Long ongoing Diverse patterns of shrinkagel suburban, peripheral, rural Suburbanisation & trends towards reurbanisation 4 2
1. A synopsis of shrinkage in Europe Post Communist Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Comparable trends Economic and political changes Rural shrinkage Demographic ‘shock’ Still not perceived everywhere New suburbanisation demand for new homes, single family type Polarisation urban, rural, capital city, hinterlands Fast track shrinkage 5 1. A synopsis of shrinkage in Europe Central Europe Germany, Switzerland, Austria Forerunners in planning and policy making elaborate planning systems National level awareness National policies versus local strategies Demographic change Rising polarisation prospering cities – declining cities Suburbanisation Tendencies towards reurbanisation Economic transitions versus economic stability 6 3
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1. A synthesis <strong>of</strong> shrinkage in <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Western <strong>and</strong> Northern <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Belgium, Denmark, Finl<strong>and</strong>, France, Irel<strong>and</strong>, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Sweden, UK<br />
Post Communist <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Bosnia <strong>and</strong> Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia,<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong>, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,<br />
Central <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Germany, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>, Austria<br />
Outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>Europe</strong><br />
USA, Australia, Japan<br />
Southern <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey<br />
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Experimenting <strong>and</strong><br />
discovering<br />
1. A synopsis <strong>of</strong> shrinkage in <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Western <strong>and</strong> Northern <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Belgium, Denmark, Finl<strong>and</strong>, France, Irel<strong>and</strong>, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Sweden, UK<br />
‘Mature’ urban environments<br />
Enduring decline<br />
Declining rural areas<br />
Economic<br />
transformations<br />
Long ongoing<br />
Diverse patterns <strong>of</strong> shrinkagel<br />
suburban, peripheral, rural<br />
Suburbanisation<br />
& trends towards reurbanisation<br />
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