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来源

CITIES,Vol.69,P.95-101

语言

英文

关键字

Urban shrinkage; Condition; Discourse; Policy; Cross-national comparison; POST-SOCIALIST EUROPE; CITIES; STRATEGIES; PATTERNS; AGENDA

作者单位

[Haase, Annegret] UFZ Helmholtz Ctr Environm Res, Dept Urban & Environm Sociol, Permoserstr 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany. [Nelle, Anja] Leibniz Inst Res Soc & Space IRS, Res Dept Regenerat Cities & Towns, Flakenstr 29-31, D-15537 Erkner, Germany. [Mallach, Alan] Ctr Community Progress, 1001 Connecticut Ave NW,Suite 1235, Washington, DC 20036 USA. Haase, A (reprint author), UFZ Helmholtz Ctr Environm Res, Dept Urban & Environm Sociol, Permoserstr 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany. E-Mail: annegret.haase@ufz.de; anja.nelle@leibniz-irs.de; amallach@comcast.net

摘要

How are shrinking cities perceived by scholars, policymakers and citizens in different national contexts, and how do their discourses affect the nation's policies toward those cities? Although the interest in urban shrinkage has steadily grown among scholars worldwide during recent years, little has been written about these issues. This is the gap which the Special Issue "Urban shrinkage" presenting a crossnational comparison (Japan, US, Germany) seeks to fill. This article sets up the frame for the SI; we outline a circular relationship between conditions of shrinkage, the discourse and the design and implementation of policies to counteract challenges posed by shrinkage. We focus on six propositions with which we try to define the boundaries and limitations of the shrinking city literature. Afterwards, we present a model through which we interpret the triangular relationships of discourse, conditions and policy. Finally, we set the stage for the articles that follow. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.