Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe
Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe
Distribution and Perception of Urban Shrinkage across Europe
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1. A synthesis <strong>of</strong> shrinkage in <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Western <strong>and</strong> Northern <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Belgium, Denmark, Finl<strong>and</strong>, France, Irel<strong>and</strong>, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Sweden, UK<br />
Post Communist <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Bosnia <strong>and</strong> Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia,<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong>, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,<br />
Central <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Germany, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>, Austria<br />
Outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>Europe</strong><br />
USA, Australia, Japan<br />
Southern <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey<br />
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Experimenting <strong>and</strong><br />
discovering<br />
1. A synopsis <strong>of</strong> shrinkage in <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Western <strong>and</strong> Northern <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Belgium, Denmark, Finl<strong>and</strong>, France, Irel<strong>and</strong>, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Sweden, UK<br />
‘Mature’ urban environments<br />
Enduring decline<br />
Declining rural areas<br />
Economic<br />
transformations<br />
Long ongoing<br />
Diverse patterns <strong>of</strong> shrinkagel<br />
suburban, peripheral, rural<br />
Suburbanisation<br />
& trends towards reurbanisation<br />
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