Since the end of the 2000s, the question of the decline of French medium-sized towns has become central within the scientific and public debate. More specifically, two processes are underlined: the devitalisation of city centres on the one hand, and urban shrinkage on the other hand. The...

Die Praxiserfahrungsstudie "Kooperation zentraler Orte in schrumpfenden Regionen" geht der Frage nach, inwieweit Funktionsteilungen im zentralörtlichen System (Städteverbünde) und andere Kooperationsformen dazu geeignet sind, zur Sicherung der Daseinsvorsorge in schrumpfenden Regionen...