“Shrinking Cities” in Bulgaria: An Attempt for Defining the Models of “Urban Shrinkage”

2019 ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Velislava Simeonova ◽  
Kalina Milkova
Keyword(s):  
Shrinking Cities

Demograficzny aspekt kurczenia się polskich miast

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Ewelina Cienkosz
Keyword(s):  
Shrinking Cities

AbstraktDepopulacja stanowi jeden z podstawowych czynników warunkujących proces kurczenia się miast (shrinking cities). Impulsem inicjującym zmiany w wielkości, gęstości zaludnienia lub w innych cechach populacji miasta są przeobrażenia demograficzne mierzone za pomocą przyrostu naturalnego, ruchów ludnościowych (migracje), struktury wieku. Specyfikę przemian demograficznych wpływających na proces wyludniania się miast w Polsce można porównać do przebiegu tych zjawisk w innych krajach Europy Środkowo–Wschodniej. Pomimo ogólnych podobieństw transformacji demograficznej, poszczególne elementy tego procesu w polskich warunkach różniły się od powszechnie przyjętego modelu drugiego przejścia demograficznego. Niniejszy artykuł podejmuje kwestię kurczenia się miast ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem aspektu demograficznego. Jego celem jest próba wyjaśnienia przyczyn wyludniania się polskich miast, a także określenia konsekwencji jakie niesie ze sobą zjawisko depopulacji.

Can tourism help to revive shrinking cities? An examination of Chinese case

2021 ◽  
pp. 135481662110022
Author(s):  
Taotao Deng ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Yukun Hu
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Urban Economy ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Shrinking Cities ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Population Loss ◽  
Chinese Case ◽  
Economic Boom

Urban shrinkage has become a global phenomenon. Although China is still experiencing rapid urbanization, population losses arise in an increasing number of cities. As a booming industry, tourism is expected as a mean to create jobs and curb population loss. Can tourism industry contribute to revive the shrinking cities? Based on panel data of 54 shrinking cities in China, this article explores effects of tourism development on shrinking cities. The results show that there is no evidence that tourism has a significant impact on the population of the shrinking cities. However, tourism shows positive effects on these cities in terms of many aspects, including urban economy, employment, investment, and consumption. This indicates that tourism can revive shrinking cities by economic boom, rather than population growth.

scholarly journals Spatio-Temporal Characteristics and Obstacle Factors of the Urban-Rural Integration of China’s Shrinking Cities in the Context of Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4203
Author(s):  
Bin Du ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Jiaxin He ◽  
Wai Li ◽  
Xiaohong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Formation Mechanisms ◽  
Shrinking Cities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Temporal Characteristics ◽  
The North ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Based on the fundamental concept of sustainable development, this study empirically analyzes the spatio-temporal characteristics, formation mechanisms and obstacle factors of the urban-rural integration of shrinking cities in China, from 2008 to 2018. The conclusions are as follows: the overall level of the urban-rural integration of shrinking cities in China is low; the internal differences of urban-rural integration are also small, and the changes are slow. Next, the space difference is high in the east and low in the west, high in the south and low in the north. Moreover, differences exist among different levels of urban agglomerations. Urban economic efficiency, urban resources and environment, urban social equity and rural economic efficiency are the main factors affecting the urban-rural integration of shrinking cities in China. Urban and rural economic efficiency are the two most prominent shortcomings that restrict the urban-rural integration of shrinking cities. The spatial resistance mode of each city is more than the two-system resistance; the main resistance of shrinking cities with a higher level of urban-rural integration also comes from the non-economic field. This study expands the research scope that up till now has ignored the discussion of urban-rural issues in the research of shrinking cities at home and abroad, and provides practical guidance for the sustainable development of shrinking cities in China.

A Visit to Rusty Ships. Tourism as a Strategy of Rejuvenating Shrinking Towns in Coastal Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 588-612
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Jarosz ◽  
Hanna Daria Tricoire
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Shrinking Cities ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Environmental Value ◽  
Culture History ◽  
Tourist Infrastructure ◽  
Tourism Potential

The aim of the paper is to analyse, whether and to what degree that tourism is a way of rejuvenating shrinking cities located on the coast. The research is based on three cities, and the adjacent regions, located in Uzbekistan (Mo'noq), Romania (Sulina) and Georgia-Abkhazia (Sukhumi). Tourist attractions connected with nature, culture, history and cuisine are examined, along with the land use and tourist infrastructure. The research indicates that the three sites have great tourism potential, with a focus on nature-oriented tourism. It also suggests that infrastructure, transport, access to information and land use can have a strong, positive or negative impact on tourism attractiveness. Additionally, the threats that uncontrolled tourism can bring are considered - it has been shown that unsustainable tourism and an excessive influx of tourists are threats to the environment and to local societies. A balance between economic and environmental value should therefore be maintained in the process of developing tourism.

Social equity and siting affordable housing in shrinking cities

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Robert Mark Silverman ◽  
Kelly L. Patterson ◽  
Li Yin ◽  
Molly Ranahan ◽  
Laiyun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Shrinking Cities

Describing Changes in the Built Environment of Shrinking Cities: Case Study of Incheon, South Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
pp. 05015010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Seung Lee ◽  
Sehyung Won ◽  
Saehoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Shrinking Cities
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