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来源

CITIES,Vol.69,P.116-123

语言

英文

关键字

Urban shrinkage; Shrinking cities; Urban policies; Stadtumbau; Out-migration; Housing vacancies; Germany; TRANSFORMATION

作者单位

[Nelle, Anja] Leibniz Inst Res Soc & Space IRS, Res Dept Regenerat Cities & Towns, Flakenstr 29-31, D-15537 Berlin, Germany. [Grossmann, Katrin] Erfurt Univ Appl Sci, Fac Architecture & Urban Planning, Urban & Spatial Sociol, Schluterstr 1, D-99089 Erfurt, Germany. [Haase, Dagmar] Humboldt Univ, Dept Geog, Rudower Chaussee 16, D-12489 Berlin, Germany. [Haase, Dagmar] UFZ Helmholtz Ctr Environm Res, Dept Computat Landscape Ecol, Permoserstr 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany. [Kabisch, Sigrun; Rink, Dieter; Wolff, Manuel] Helmholtz Ctr Environm Res GmbH UFZ, Dept Urban & Environm Sociol, Permoserstr 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany. Nelle, A (reprint author), Leibniz Inst Res Soc & Space IRS, Res Dept Regenerat Cities & Towns, Flakenstr 29-31, D-15537 Berlin, Germany. E-Mail: anja.nelle@leibniz-irs.de; katrin.grossmann@fh-erfurt.de; dagmar.haase@geo.hu-berlin.de; sigrun.kabisch@ufz.de; dieter.rink@ufz.de; manuel.wolff@ufz.de

摘要

Interest in urban shrinkage has steadily grown among scholars worldwide and Germany has received great attention in shrinkage-related research. Little has been written, however, about how the discussion of urban shrinkage has shaped policy responses and vice versa. This paper seeks to fill this gap with respect to the German experience by examining the relationship between (1) the state and conditions of shrinkage, (2) the discussion, and (3) the design and implementation of policies to address the challenges posed by shrinkage. Covering a time span from the 1970s to today, we explore four distinct chronological phases of this triangular relationship. Particular focus is directed to the rapid shrinkage trajectory of eastern Germany in the 1990s, which was seen as a particularly critical challenge, and which was addressed nationally by public policies through the unique development program known as Stadtumbau Ost. Based on our analysis, we conclude that the phases of the German experience identified represent paradigmatic situations that can be found elsewhere, and thus provide insight into why debates on urban shrinkage emerge, how they result in policies and vice versa and, finally, what can be learnt from this great body of knowledge. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.