2020
DOI: 10.2478/rara-2020-0032
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Functional classification of small towns in Germany. A methodological comparison

Abstract: KurzfassungDie Entwicklung von deutschen Kleinstädten hinsichtlich ihrer ökonomischen, demographischen und sozialen Ausstattung ist ein bislang eher unbeachteter Themenbereich. Es werden oftmals Kleinstädte in ländlichen und peripheren Lagen thematisiert, weil man ihnen ausschließlich hier eine gewisse Rolle zuweist. Kleinstädte in zentralen Lagen hingegen werden in der Forschung unter dem suburbanen Raum subsumiert und damit selten hinsichtlich ihrer spezifischen Funktionen betrachtet. In diesem Beitrag werde… Show more

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“…In doing so, we also follow up on existing studies that have been already shown for other national contexts by means of explorative analysis that small-and medium-sized towns are not only important in the context of metropolitan areas but must themselves be considered as autonomous-acting units interlinking to other organizational units [3]. We further contribute to a method-based discussion by confirming and verifying the application of the methods used (principal component analysis, cluster analysis, and discriminant analysis) to geographic units such as, in this case, a specific city type [18]. According to the definition provided by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), medium-sized towns have between 20,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, most of whom perform a middle-order central function [20].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 75%
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“…In doing so, we also follow up on existing studies that have been already shown for other national contexts by means of explorative analysis that small-and medium-sized towns are not only important in the context of metropolitan areas but must themselves be considered as autonomous-acting units interlinking to other organizational units [3]. We further contribute to a method-based discussion by confirming and verifying the application of the methods used (principal component analysis, cluster analysis, and discriminant analysis) to geographic units such as, in this case, a specific city type [18]. According to the definition provided by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), medium-sized towns have between 20,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, most of whom perform a middle-order central function [20].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…In terms of the study design, we are guided by various studies with a geographical focus that have chosen comparable method combinations [73][74][75][76][77]. With regard to regional-economic and functional analyses of individual city types, the studies by Wieland/Fuchs (2018) [50] and Gareis/Milbert (2020) [18] serve as methodological examples for the following analysis.…”
Section: Methods and Research Designmentioning
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“…The population change of towns is in fact highly variable between places, including within the same regional area (Burdack 2013, Fertner et al 2015, Servillo, Russo 2017, Wolff, Wiechmann 2017, Wolff 2018, Desjardins, Estèbe 2019, URBACT 2019, Gareis, Milbert 2020, Volgmann, Rusche 2020. Even studies highlighting their fragility call for caution in reviewing the data (Gourdon et al 2019).…”
Section: The Theoretical State Of the Art Of The (Divergent) Population Dynamics Of Small Citiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Auch wenn Planevaluationen mit erheblichem Aufwand und methodischen Schwierigkeiten verbunden sind sowie vielfach die notwendigen Daten nicht vorliegen (vgl. (Gareis/Milbert 2020) eingesetzt wird, um anhand einer Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Indikatoren Typologien zu bilden, sodass dieses Vorgehen auch zur Ermittlung von raumordnerischen Steuerungstypen geeignet und erfolgversprechend ist. Darüber hinaus ermöglicht dieses methodische Vorgehen, bei allen relevanten Planungsinstrumenten ihre rechtliche Verbindlichkeit sowie bei freiraumschützenden Planungsinstrumenten ihren räumlichen Umfang zu berücksichtigen.…”
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