A5031991358- Urbanization and City Planning
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Economic and Social Issues
- Rural development and sustainability
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Urban Development and Cultural Heritage
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- European history and politics
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Environmental Science and Technology
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Communism, Protests, Social Movements
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- Consumer behavior in food and health
- Local Governance and Planning
- Regional resilience and development
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Innovation, Technology, and Society
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
2014-2023
Leipzig University
2019
Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum
2000-2007
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
1995
Since the second half of 20th century, urban shrinkage has become a common pathway transformation for many large cities across globe. Although appearance is fairly universal—typically manifested in dwindling population, emerging vacant spaces, and underuse existing infrastructure, ranging from schools parks to water pipelines—its essence hidden view. Phenomena related have been discussed predominantly using terms such as decline, decay, blight, abandonment, disurbanization, crisis,...
The issue of urban shrinkage has become the new ‘normal’ across Europe: a large number areas find themselves amongst cities losing population. According to recent studies, almost 42 per cent all European are currently shrinking. In eastern Europe, shrinking have formed overwhelming majority – here, three out four report decrease in Shrinkage proved be very diverse and complex phenomenon. our understanding, considerable constant loss population by an area classifies it as city. So, while...
Much of the empirical research on urban sprawl has been carried out in North America and most theoretical studies this problem have concerned with expanding areas. This study differs, firstly that it is two European cities, Liverpool England Leipzig Germany, secondly because both these cities are decline. presents an opportunity to explore whether process somehow specific a situation decline what its outcomes might be for form policy.
Since about the 1980s shrinkage has become a new normality especially for European cities and urban regions. As consequence of shrinking process, dimensions wastelands appear in affected cities. Urban planners have to find solutions these “holes” fabric visions are needed open spaces. In last few years, wilderness concept emerged planning field it fashionable term, particular restructuring eastern Germany. If is usable restructuring, can be structuring element planning? This article analyzes...
Abstract Lack of public support for, and protest against, biodiversity management measures have often been explained by the apparently inadequate knowledge in general public. In stark contrast to this assumption ignorance, our results from focus group discussions The Netherlands, Germany Scotland show that members use very rich complex social representations argue for particular approaches management. Within these representations, we identified important components, such as (i) functions...
This paper presents results of an international comparative research project ‘Smart governance shrinking cities in a European context’. In recent years, many have experienced urban shrinkage (population decline). Whereas there has been wealth into the growing cities, little consideration given to and policy responses particularly relation declining post-socialist Central Eastern Europe. The aim this is compare different national contexts assess applied. done through comparison case studies...
ABSTRACT In the final decades of twentieth century, post‐industrial regions western Europe and US were hot‐spots urban shrinkage, this also affected large areas in post‐socialist countries. Despite ongoing calls for a better integration diverse global experiences into theorization, cities their trajectories, as well with rapid change, have been largely disregarded general theory development. At same time, we face somewhat inconsistent situation theoretical discourse on There are requests...
This paper undertakes a comparison of two regrowing and shrinking European cities in order to identify the factors driving demographic regrowth economic recovery how why those are at work some that turned from population decline towards new growth while others did not. Our objectives systematically elaborate influencing urban regrowth, explain these interact mutually dependent discuss relate contextual conditions different scales. For our contrasting analysis, we selected Liverpool Leipzig,...
Across Europe, urban shrinkage has become an important phenomenon. According to recent studies, almost 42 % of all large European cities are currently shrinking, the largest number them being situated in Eastern Europe. affects types regions; a way, Europe shrinking continent. Shrinkage is not only problem larger cities, but has, fact, one several pathways for and rural development. Given context that Commission’s ambition create prosperous, attractive sustainable they expected equilibrium...
After the beginning of post-socialist transformation, eastern German city Leipzig underwent various changes within a short time span. These have been especially dynamic in its inner city. Whereas it was hit by loss large parts population and increasing housing vacancies 1990s, 2000s brought about revitalization new attractiveness many inner-city districts. Since then, reurbanization – some places gentrification become predominant trends rising number This development has also reshaped...
In this article, we contribute to a better understanding of contextual differences related residential segregation. We illuminate one specific factor—housing oversupply—and how it intersects with historically inherited patterns socio-spatial differentiation and other drivers The study is based on an analysis segregation has developed over the last 20 years in city Leipzig, Germany. This case offers rare possibility studying impact city-wide housing oversupply segregation, rather than...
Since about the 1980s, shrinkage processes have been observed mainly in developed countries. Although population decreases has main focus, other phenomena—such as reduction of jobs, restructuring industrial and urban regions, scarcity public commodities natural resources—also deserve attention. Shrinkage is by no means becoming dominant mode development though some regional exceptions do exist. In this sense, it comparable to modern growth that not run concordantly. Modern are concentrated...
Abstract Due to its fuzziness, the model of sustainable development has be particularized and contextualized before it can used as a yardstick. A local indicator system for two German cities been developed meet these requirements using new conceptualization sustainability. Initially, problem areas were identified in bottom‐up approach by authority personnel. These contrasted with set sustainability rules, which had systematically derived from basic norm that gives minimum development....