Inventory of remedying measures for shrinking cities. Places that shrink need to develop strategies to handle its situation, and must therefore study parallel cases. In Germany, many interesting actions are currently being made to come to grips with the situation, with public programmes, new forms of collaborations, social and cultural initiatives, and extensive development exhibitions. This research report describes the strategies and cases in Germany, that may be utilized as models for actions in Sweden. The report is written for the Royal Institute of Technology, department of urban planning, and the Arkus foundation.
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