Urban Shrinkage as a problem of post-socialist transformation. The Case of Eastern Germany

Dieter Rink

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Sociologie Românească (Romanian Sociology Review) is an open-access, double blind peer-reviewed scientific journal, edited by Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy and Romanian Sociological Association. SR welcomes original research papers with innovative methods, theoretical and conceptual research papers, case studies, book reviews and conference reviews. We encourage studies with different methodologies and theoretical approaches that could add value to already established normative ways of doing research, but also approaches that give space to alternative methodologies and critical theories including social change, social development, social history, social policy, demography, gender studies, political issues, social inequalities, education, organization & labour studies, criminology and migration studies. We are particularly interested in contributions focused on Eastern and Central Europe or that could sustain collaborations between scholars across borders and disciplines. Articles that include Romania in their analyses are particularly welcomed, however we are committed to expand this focus.

Published Nov 1, 2011

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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2011): Contemporary Urban Challenges

Dieter Rink

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ

Abstract

This article follows the shrinkage phenomenon into the Eastern German cities, as a post socialist transformation that has occurred during mostly during the 1990s. Furthermore the case of East Germany is particular since different shrinkage processes already occurred here in GDR times. The shrinkage after 1990 linked to those already existing, shrinking cities; shrinking cities are thus not a new city type in East Germany, but instead accompany its development.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Dieter Rink, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ

Department Stadt und Umweltsoziologie

Address: Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.

Email: dieter.rink@ufz.de

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Rink, D. (2011). Urban Shrinkage as a problem of post-socialist transformation. The Case of Eastern Germany. Sociologie Românească, 9(3), 20-34. Retrieved from https://arsociologie.ro/revistasociologieromaneasca/sr/article/view/2011_3_rink

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Dieter Rink, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ