Reurbanisation

A long-term process or a short-term stage?

verfasst von

Nadja Kabisch, Dagmar Haase, Annegret Haase

Abstract

Reurbanisation was identified in European cities since the 1980s. It is a process in which cities stop losing population, stabilise, and regrow. It is however questioned whether reurbanisation represents a long-term process of urban living or a short-term stage. Using the city of Leipzig, Germany, we show that reurbanisation has been ongoing over the last 15 years. Reurbanisation has the potential to be a long-term, consolidated process in Leipzig's inner-city areas and even spread to other parts of the city creating novel socio-demographic patterns. The local context—with key importance of the housing market—is crucial for the emergence and course of current urban development processes. Future research should investigate the underpinnings of housing market processes and policies and how they impact residential mobility, socio-spatial differentiation, and transformation of urban space. Using a flexible selection of indicators, this will enable a comprehensive understanding of the spatio-temporal dynamics of reurbanising cities.

Externe Organisation(en)

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ)
Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Population, space and place

Band

25

ISSN

1544-8444

Publikationsdatum

01.11.2019

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Demographie, Geografie, Planung und Entwicklung

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinschaften

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2266 (Zugang: Geschlossen)