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Peripheralisation: the missing link in dealing with demographic change?
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Abstract
"Demographic change is an uneven spatial process in Germany. Depopulation and ageing have become pressing issues in most rural regions. In connection with low population densities and the financial difficulties of municipalities and service providers in rural regions, these demographic trends have l... view more
"Demographic change is an uneven spatial process in Germany. Depopulation and ageing have become pressing issues in most rural regions. In connection with low population densities and the financial difficulties of municipalities and service providers in rural regions, these demographic trends have led to a discussion about the future provision of services of general interest and - more broadly - the postulate of equal living conditions which was for a long time the basic principle of spatial development in Germany. In this paper, we argue that the peripheralisation approach is a helpful tool to better understand how interaction of out-migration, dependence, disconnection and stigmatisation shape the future of rural regions. We also discuss the impact of peripheralisation on the development and implementation of adaptation strategies. Based on the 3R-model (retrenchment, repositioning, reorganisation), we argue that adaptation strategies can reinforce (retrenchment) peripheralisation processes, but also serve as groundwork for the formulation of policies aiming at de-peripheralisation." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Saxony-Anhalt; regional policy; regional planning; demographic aging; Federal Republic of Germany; rural area; New Federal States; public service; population decrease; out-migration; population development; living conditions; regional development; periphery
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
30 p.
Journal
Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 41 (2016) 3-4
Issue topic
Geographies of demographic change: theories and narratives
ISSN
1869-8999
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed