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Civic action and urban shrinkage: Exploring the link

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  • Ročak, Maja

    (NEIMED Centre of Expertise on Demographic Change Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands)

  • Hospers, Gert-Jan
  • Reverda, Nol

Abstract

In Europe, urban shrinkage is a widespread phenomenon with future relevance. To date, most academic and policy literature has explored the spatial impacts of this phenomenon, focusing on the infrastructure side (hardware), whereas social aspects of urban shrinkage (software) have been mostly overlooked. This paper indicates the gap regarding the software aspects of urban shrinkage. It examines the link between civic action and urban shrinkage, and finds that the concept of civic action is often promoted as a normative requirement for maintaining an area’s quality of life. In the authors’ view, social capital and civic action in the context of urban shrinkage could be valuable resources, but should not be overrated. In this respect, the authors identify and illustrate three scenarios of civic action in the context of urban shrinkage, namely (1) increased civic action, (2) no change in civic action and (3) reduced civic action. They conclude that a social theory of urban shrinkage is needed to give the debate on urban shrinkage a new impulse.

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  • Ročak, Maja & Hospers, Gert-Jan & Reverda, Nol, 2016. "Civic action and urban shrinkage: Exploring the link," Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 9(4), pages 406-418, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jurr00:y:2016:v:9:i:4:p:406-418
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    Keywords

    Urban shrinkage; shrinking cities; social capital; civic action; quality of life;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z33 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Marketing and Finance

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