Open AccessEisenhüttenstadt: monitoring a shrinking German city
Author(s) -
Lienhard Lötscher
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
dela - oddelek za geografijo filozofske fakultete v ljubljani
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1854-1089
pISSN - 0354-0596
DOI - 10.4312/dela.21.361-370
Subject(s) - resizing , german , commission , phenomenon , european commission , process (computing) , regional science , geography , political science , economic geography , economy , business , economics , computer science , economic policy , law , european union , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , operating system
The German Urban Commission is currently monitoring a phenomenon not entirely new: the economic and demographic shrinking of cities. As outlined during the Pretoria Confe-rence in 2002, this process is increasingly puzzling for both urban planners and politicians, and in some regions – especially in eastern Germany – the situation is getting dramatically worse (see chapter 1). In chapter 2 and 3 of this paper we will illustrate the effects of eco-nomic and demographic shrinking, by analysing the example of the eastern German City of Eisenhüttenstadt. In chapter 4 we will outline Eisenhüttenstadt’s perspectives for the future and discuss its efforts to adapt to these new challenges. The conclusion will put forward a number of theses for further discussion.