The Process of Shrinkage as a Challenge to Urban Governance
For many decades most researchers, planners and local authorities have been focusing almost exclusively on urban growth and its socio-economic and spatial consequences. However, in the current debate concerning the future of cities and regions in Europe the process of their shrinkage starts to attra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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| Series: | Quaestiones Geographicae |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2016-0013 |
| Summary: | For many decades most researchers, planners and local authorities have been focusing almost exclusively on urban growth and its socio-economic and spatial consequences. However, in the current debate concerning the future of cities and regions in Europe the process of their shrinkage starts to attract more attention. In the conditions of a declining population, urban governance is an important challenge for local authorities, being usually much more difficult than during the periods of population growth. |
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| ISSN: | 2081-6383 |