Reurbanisation

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

authored by

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.

External Organisation(s)

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health

Type

Article

Journal

Population, space and place

Volume

25

ISSN

1544-8444

Publication date

01.11.2019

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Demography, Geography, Planning and Development

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2266 (Access: Closed)