Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe
Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe
Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe
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1. A synopsis <strong>of</strong> shrinkage in <strong>Europe</strong><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 />
Comparable trends<br />
Economic <strong>and</strong><br />
political changes<br />
Rural shrinkage<br />
Demographic<br />
‘shock’<br />
Still not perceived everywhere<br />
New suburbanisation<br />
dem<strong>and</strong> for new homes, single family type<br />
Polarisation<br />
urban, rural, capital city, hinterl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Fast track shrinkage<br />
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1. A synopsis <strong>of</strong> shrinkage in <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Central <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Germany, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>, Austria<br />
Forerunners in planning <strong>and</strong> policy making<br />
elaborate planning systems<br />
National level awareness<br />
National policies versus local strategies<br />
Demographic change<br />
Rising polarisation<br />
prospering cities – declining cities<br />
Suburbanisation<br />
Tendencies towards reurbanisation<br />
Economic transitions<br />
versus economic stability<br />
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