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Gestring, Norbert; Glasauer, Herbert; Hannemann, Christine; Petrowsky, Werner; Pohlan, Jörg

doi:10.1007/978-3-322-90546-8_22

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“…Now planning discourse in Europe, in particular in Germany, has actively taken on shrinking cities, and a great deal has been written on the topic (e.g. Häußermann and Siebel, 1988;Bontje, 2004;Gestring et al, 2005;Siedentop and Wiechmann, 2007;Bernt, 2009). In the United States, however, the academic discussion is still lagging behind, with only a few scholars addressing urban shrinkage (Beauregard, 1993;2003;Hollander et al, 2009, etc.…”

Section: Growth Machines and Demographic Transitions: The Role Of Ecomentioning

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Urban shrinkage in Germany and the USA: A Comparison of Transformation Patterns and Local Strategies

Wiechmann

Pallagst

2012

Int J Urban Regional Res

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Many American and European cities have to deal with demographic and economic trajectories leading to urban shrinkage. According to official data, 13% of urban regions in the US and 54% of those in the EU have lost population in recent years. However, the extent and spatial distribution of declining populations differ significantly between Europe and the US. In Germany, the situation is driven by falling birth rates and the effects of German reunification. In the US, shrinkage is basically related to long-term industrial transformation. But the challenges of shrinking cities seldom appeared on the agendas of politicians and urban planners until recently. This article provides a critical overview of the development paths and local strategies of four shrinking cities: Schwedt and Dresden in eastern Germany; Youngstown and Pittsburgh in the US. A typology of urban growth and shrinkage, from economic and demographic perspectives, enables four types of city to be differentiated and the differences between the US and eastern Germany to be discussed. The article suggests that a new transatlantic debate on policy and planning strategies for restructuring shrinking cities is needed to overcome the dominant growth orientation that in most cases intensifies the negative consequences of shrinkage.

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Section: Growth Machines and Demographic Transitions: The Role Of Ecomentioning

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Urban shrinkage in Germany and the USA: A Comparison of Transformation Patterns and Local Strategies

Wiechmann

Pallagst

2012

Int J Urban Regional Res

396

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“…Since then, 'shrinking' cities -cities losing population -have been subjected to a high number of artistic, architectural and scientific interventions (see e.g. Gestring et al, 2005;Projektbüro Schrumpfende Städte, 2008). Today, it is commonly acknowledged that the phenomenon of depopulation is neither limited to cities nor to Eastern Germany.…”

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Landscapes of Peripherization in North-Eastern Germany's Countryside: New Challenges for Planning Theory and Practice

Beetz

Huning

Plieninger

2008

International Planning Studies

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The countryside of North-Eastern Germany is characterized by declining population size, and this 'shrinking' has severe impacts upon the regional quality of life, land use and infrastructure planning. However, population decrease in these regions is just one symptom of an overall process of peripherization, which needs to be addressed not only in terms of demographic change, but in the context of restructuring global relations and societal change. While debates on coping strategies still focus on technical innovations and the redefinition of planning standards, we suggest the creation of more flexible planning frameworks that leave space for placeadequate, adaptive and participatory solutions.

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“…Policy makers and experts in the administration were unable to cope with the issue in a constructive way. Since the turn of the millennium, however, the situation in Germany has Demographic Change and Local Development: Shrinkage, Regeneration and Social Dynamics © OECD 2012 94 changed significantly and a great deal has been written on the topic Brandstetter et al, 2005;Oswalt, 2006;Gestring et al, 2005;Siedentop and Wiechmann, 2007;Bernt, 2009). Suddenly, the term "shrinkage" has resonated throughout the land.…”

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Demographic Change and Local Development

Martínez-Fernández¹,

Kubo²,

Noya³

et al. 2012

Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)

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Urban shrinkage in Germany and the USA: A Comparison of Transformation Patterns and Local Strategies

Urban shrinkage in Germany and the USA: A Comparison of Transformation Patterns and Local Strategies

Landscapes of Peripherization in North-Eastern Germany's Countryside: New Challenges for Planning Theory and Practice

Demographic Change and Local Development

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