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Main Tasks

?? Synopsis of Published Research on Shrinking Cities
Review of a comprehensive sample of academic journal articles in different languages with a special emphasis on regeneration strategies.

?? Theory-Practice Interface on Regeneration Strategies
Series of four workshop meetings in reference cities to gain a deeper understanding of causes, processes, and policy implications in the different types of shrinking cities (former mining city, old industrialised city, satellite city, comparably wealthy city with a declining and fast ageing population).

?? Theory Building and Interdisciplinary Communication
Alternative theories and methods to deal with the issue of shrinking cities will be developed. The most important part of the conceptual framework is a common terminology across countries and disciplines.

?? Problem Solving Strategies and Best Practice Database
This task focuses on linking the research findings back to the problem as defined in the Theory-Practice Interface.