A5042773491- Urbanization and City Planning
- Rural development and sustainability
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Housing Market and Economics
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Economic and Social Issues
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Urban Development and Cultural Heritage
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- German Literature and Culture Studies
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- European history and politics
University of Applied Sciences Erfurt
2016-2025
University of Girona
2022
Babeș-Bolyai University
2022
Thüringer Aufbaubank
2017
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
2008-2016
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
1990
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...
Abstract This article discusses the question of how urban shrinkage gets onto agenda public‐policy agencies. It is based on a comparison agenda‐setting histories four E uropean cities, L iverpool ( UK ), eipzig G ermany), enoa I taly) and B ytom P oland), which have all experienced severe population losses but show very different with respect to local governments reacted them. We use political‐science concepts ‘systemic vs. institutional agendas’ ‘policy windows’ as conceptual frame compare...
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...
Energy efficiency in the housing stock has been praised as a win-win strategy reducing end energy use for heating and alleviating poverty. However, policies to foster improvements have led rising protests conflicts because investments made into retrofitting became means of speculation displacement low-income residents. Conflict theory emphasises role drivers social change; they open window how by whom legitimacy existing rules government is challenged. The paper uses conflict interpret...
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...
While sustainability was introduced as a game-changing idea, it has often been criticized for its vagueness and over-accommodating bent toward powerful, vested interests, economic growth, profit seeking—or, on the contrary, not being able to enter mainstream politics. As result, in current political climate, policies seem be everywhere, but so does social ecological critique of these policies. In this article, we articulate seeds an emerging cross-sectoral shift away from social-ecological...
Studies in critical urban geography actively deal with injustices and humiliation, employing concepts like equity, justice, sustainability the like, but strikingly, dignity is not among such current normative concepts. Analytic perspectives definitions of are widely discussed by philosophy, legal studies, race Indigenous a dialogue this literature geographical work still pending. This article initiates conceptual conversation between these traditions. It reviews how occurs work, then...
This paper explores the extent to which concept of justice, embedded at core European Union's public communications regarding its climate goals, is regarded coherently across governance levels. What do stakeholders levels understand by justice and how this reflected in their overall perceptions just transition? We aim make both a conceptual an empirically informative contribution qualitatively exploring normative framing EU level translated via national contexts central Member States then...
The individual debates on housing poverty, energy and mobility poverty for the most part overlook interwoven nature of all three cost burdens, especially low-income households. This study examines how factors interact a household level, consequences those affected by they cope negotiate their expenses. Our research comprises two sets semi-structured interviews, one before during crisis, to gain insight into experiences constraints. We found that freedom choose where live largely determines...
Abstract The emerging field of emotional energy geography within social sciences explores the intersection systems and lived experiences. Pioneering contributions emphasise need to understand usage decision‐making in novel ways. This paper contributes this discourse by examining emotions face insecurity, steep price increases, a political crisis, focusing on Germany during 2022 European crises. Political actors predicted either ‘hot autumn’ or ‘winter rage’. However, massive protests that...
The evolving debate on ‘urban shrinkage’ mirrors an increasing interest in demographic phenomena the part of urban scholars. This paper discusses ambiguous evidence about recent population decline large cities Poland and Czech Republic, with a particular focus Łódz Brno general their inner more specifically. By applying mixed-method approach, identifies indications inner-city repopulation socio-demographic diversification which are not yet apparent register or census data. It is argued that...
Social cohesion always appears more frequently as a policy goal of the European strategy that promotes integration spatial, economic, and social dimensions growth. This comprehensive approach also has to deal with consequences demographic change, tackle urban poverty, guarantee access amenities in isolated neighbourhoods. Such objectives represent specific challenges for shrinking cities, where processes population decline, job losses economic constraints well financial restrictions create...