How does(n't) Urban Shrinkage get onto the Agenda? Experiences from Leipzig, Liverpool, Genoa and Bytom

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1749-1766

  Bernt, Matthias ^a   Haase, Annegret ^b   Großmann, Katrin ^b   Cocks, Matthew ^c   Couch, Chris ^d   Cortese, Caterina ^e   Krzysztofik, Robert ^f  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIETY AND SPACE   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c XI AN JIAOTONG LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; Bytom; European cities; Genoa; Governance; Leipzig; Liverpool; Urban shrinkage

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN POLICY;

BYTOM; ENGLAND; GENOA; GENOVA; GERMANY; ITALY; LEIPZIG; LIGURIA; LIVERPOOL [ENGLAND]; POLAND; SAXONY; SLASKIE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84906943035     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12101     Document Type: Article

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