S15-S1 Problems and Prospects of Slowly Growing Medium-sized Cities
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Special Sessions
| Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| HC 1313.0338 |
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Conveners: Rüdiger Hamm, Martin Rosenfeld, Artur Ochojski, Alina Schoenberg, Ondřej Slach / Chair: Jaroslav Koutský
Speaker
Prof. Rüdiger Hamm
Full Professor
Hochschule Niederrhein - University of Applied Sciences
Regional and Urban Decline - Theoretical Approaches, Models and Classifications in the Course of Time
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Rüdiger Hamm (p), Anna Herzog
Discussant for this paper
Jaroslav Koutský
Abstract
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Prof. Alina Schoenberg
Full Professor
FH - Krems
Urban shrinkage and resurgence in Germany
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Alina Schoenberg (p), Florian Bartholomae, Chang Woon Nam
Discussant for this paper
Rüdiger Hamm
Abstract
This article questions the strict parallelism of demographic and economic development in characterising
urban shrinkage in Germany. As the cases of several Ruhr cities and East German cities
prove, urban economic growth can be achieved thanks to the substantial presence of modern
industries and business services, and despite declines in population size. Serious shrinkages of
Halle, Cottbus and Schwerin are primarily due to failures in the post-industrial transformation
process. Recent policy measures strongly oriented towards slowing the downsizing process of
population (via e.g. urban regeneration strategies) do not appear to be sufficient for achieving
urban resurgence in these cities. More active industrial policy measures are required there to create
a competitive high-tech manufacturing sector, to stimulate innovation activities and to boost
its growth interdependence with modern local services and R&D infrastructure.
urban shrinkage in Germany. As the cases of several Ruhr cities and East German cities
prove, urban economic growth can be achieved thanks to the substantial presence of modern
industries and business services, and despite declines in population size. Serious shrinkages of
Halle, Cottbus and Schwerin are primarily due to failures in the post-industrial transformation
process. Recent policy measures strongly oriented towards slowing the downsizing process of
population (via e.g. urban regeneration strategies) do not appear to be sufficient for achieving
urban resurgence in these cities. More active industrial policy measures are required there to create
a competitive high-tech manufacturing sector, to stimulate innovation activities and to boost
its growth interdependence with modern local services and R&D infrastructure.
Dr. Jaroslav Koutský
Assistant Professor
Jan Evangelista Purkyne University
Path Dependencies and Economic Transformation in Industrial Cities In Czechia
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Jaroslav Koutský (p), Ondřej Slach, Petr Rumpel, Jan Ženka
Discussant for this paper
Alina Schoenberg
Abstract
the principal aim of the submitted paper is to analyse, identify and evaluate long-term restructuring and transformation of three historical industrial cities in the Czech Republic, particularly Ostrava, Plzeň and Ústí nad Labem, in case studies and comparison thereof. At the close of communist era in 1989 the selected cities had been the largest industrial centres and has maintained their industrial character to date. At the same time they had been distinguished by their respective dominant specialty (coal-steel, engineering, chemical industry in the same order). According to typology developed by Wiechmann and Pallagst (2012) the analysed cities may be characterised – in simplified manner and with a great deal of cautiousness – so that Plzeň represents growth pole, Ostrava approaches the transition areas and Ústí nad Labem fulfils the criteria of downgrading areas, although along with severe economic decline and low demographic loss the latter may be perceived as a variety of urban gravitation centre.
