Handbook on shrinking cities
The Handbook on Shrinking Cities (2022), Edited by Karina Pallagst, Marco Bontje, Emmanu猫le Cunningham-Sabot, Ren茅 Fleschurz, Editorial assistance Patricia Hammer and Leonie Claar is available
RE-CITY Mooc
The Mooc on shrinking cities will be soon available here
Training for schools
The training for schools will be available soon here
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
1. Ruiying Liu (2020): Strategies for sustainability in shrinking cities: frames, rationales and goals for a development path change. In. Nordia Geographical Publications (49:5), 49鈥�7449,
2. Ivanov, Bozhidar (2021): Narratives of Crisis: How Framing Urban Shrinkage and Depopulation Shapes Policy and Planning Responses in Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. In. Sustainability 2021 13, 11045, Repository link:
3. Di Pietro, Simone (2021): Implementing Energy 鈥� as a Common approach in the revitalization of shrinking cities. In. Belgeo, revue belge de g茅ographie 1/2021 URL: , ISSN: 2294-9135
4. Huntington, David (2021): Urban shrinkage and socio-economic segregation in medium-sized cities: The case of Schwerin (Germany). In. Quaestiones Geographicae 40(4) pp. 29-46.
5. Matyushkina, A. (2021): 鈥淔orce Majeure鈥�: The Transformation of Cultural Strategy as a Result of Urban Shrinkage and Economic Crisis: The Case of Riga, Latvia. In. Urbana, 22, pp. 63-86 Retrieved from ,
6. Schemschat, Norma (2021): Refugee Arrival under Conditions of Urban Decline: From Territorial Stigma and Othering to Collective Place-Making in Diverse Shrinking Cities? In. Sustainability 2021, 13, no. 23: 13301.
7. Pinoncely, Victoria ; Schemschat, Norma (2021): Etre repr茅sent茅e et se pr茅senter: comparaison de la couverture m茅diatique et des discours institutionnels des villes, In. 漏 Revue Marketing Territorial, 6 / hiver 2021. URL: .
8. Di Pietro, Simone (2021): Urban Shrinkage and Suburbanization in Mexico: A View Based on the Last Census Data. In. Iberoamericana 鈥� Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 50(1), pp.63鈥�74,
9. Pinoncely, Victoria (2022): Uneven Trajectories and Decentralisation: Lessons from Historical Planning Processes in Saint-脡tienne, In. Urban Planning, Vol 7, Issue 3, pp 63-74,
10. Besana, Flavio (2022): Proposals of European Citizens for Reviving the Future of Shrinking Areas, In. Quaestiones Geographicae, vol.40, no.4, 2021, pp.15-28. . Link:
11. Ruiying, Liu (2022): Long-Term Development Perspectives in the Slow Crisis of Shrinkage: Strategies of Coping and Exiting. In. Sustainability 2022, 14, 10112,
12. Matoga, Agnes (2022): Changing Governance Processes to Make Way for Civic Involvement: The Case of Gebrookerbos in Heerlen, Netherlands. In. Sustainability 2022, 14(16), 10126,
13. Lewis, Olivia; Sousa, Silvia; Pinho, Paulo (2022): Multifunctional Green Infrastructure in Shrinking cities: How does urban shrinkage affect Green Space Planning? In. Urban Planning, Volume 7, Issue 2 pp. 186-201,
This project has received funding from the European Union鈥檚 Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie grant agreement No 813803