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Small and medium-sized towns - situation, development and prospects in different types of areas
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Cities and metropolises in France and Germany
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ARL - Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Abstract The situation, development lines and perspectives of small and medium-sized towns in Germany and France are compared and similarities and differences within the central place systems and the spatial planning of both countries are discussed. With different approaches to definition, these towns have r... view more
The situation, development lines and perspectives of small and medium-sized towns in Germany and France are compared and similarities and differences within the central place systems and the spatial planning of both countries are discussed. With different approaches to definition, these towns have received new attention in both countries in recent years, albeit with different focal points. The discussion covers the positions and lines of development of these towns in the respective central place systems; the perspectives of their future development regarding the strengthening of central place functions, their attractiveness as residential and economic locations, and contexts of rural regional development and services of general interest. In addition, aspects of research on small and medium-sized towns as well as approaches to spatial policy in both countries are addressed.... view less
Keywords
regional planning; city-country relationship; regional policy; local politics; rural area; regional development; small town; medium-sized town; central location; spatial planning; urban development; Federal Republic of Germany; France
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
central place system; demographic change; development of rural regions; growth and shrinkage
Collection Title
Cities and metropolises in France and Germany
Editor
Gustedt, Evelyn; Grabski-Kieron, Ulrike; Demazière, Christophe; Paris, Didier
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
Verlag der ARL
City
Hannover
Page/Pages
p. 80-101
Series
Forschungsberichte der ARL, 20
ISBN
978-3-88838-111-9
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed