Main Objective of the Action was to foster the Interdisciplinary Knowledge of Regeneration Strategies in Shrinking Cities across Europe. How was that archieved?

Project publication (available soon)

Conceptual framework on Shrinking Cities Research
Synthesis Report focusing on different types and cases of shrinkage across Europe
Handbook on Regeneration Strategies in Case studies

 

Events and networking

	Workshop meetings in reference cities
	Short Term Scientific Missions
	Training Schools for early stage researchers
	International conferences Amsterdam and Essen

 

Publications of research findings

BUILD ENVIRONMENT SPECIAL ISSUE ‘Understanding Shrinkage in European Regions’
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH: Special Issue on Shrinking Cities (Volume 36, Number 2, 1 March 2012)
OECD Report on "Demographic Change and Local Development"
GÉOCARREFOUR SPECIAL ISSUE "Villes rétrécissantes en Allemagne" (Volume 62, No. 2, 2011/2012)
Shrinking Cities - International Perspectives and Policy Implications
Shrinking Cities in Europe - A quantitative typology of shrinking patterns in French cities

 

Communication Tools

	Action Website
	Map of shrinking cities in Europe
	Exhibition
	Recommendations on policy implications

COST Action TU0803
Cities Regrowing Smaller
Domain : TUD
MoU : 276/08
Duration: 03/02/2009 - 22/09/2013

Action Chair:
Prof Thorsten Wiechmann

COST Science Officer:
Thierry Goger

COST Rapporteur:
Gabriele Grimm (BMVBS)

Network Manager:
Ingo Neumann

Webmaster:
Manuel Wolff