[1/8] Anton Paumelle (Géographie-cités), Rachel Barber, Beatriz Fernandez et Maxwell Hartt (Queen’s University) analysent les liens entre vieillissement et décroissance urbaine en France et au Canada à partir de cartes et des politiques "villes amies des aînés". #geography #ageing #shrinkingcities

How can we understand the complex and ambivalent #SensoryExperiences of urban change in medium-sized #ShrinkingCities?

New #UrbanStudies article by Solène Le Borgne analyses a series of ambivalent #SensoryEncounters

https://buff.ly/4jH9NrP

We spoke about population decline. Its challenges, but also the opportunities it presents for rethinking cities: the importance of fostering community resilience, amplifying grassroots practices, policy innovation...
#Shrinkingcities

Japan's shrinking cities are struggling, and 'urban contraction' might be the best solution? We need more ambitious strategies than just managing decline. #ShrinkingCities #JapanUrbanPlanning www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/hone...

Beyond binaries in the urban politics of the senses: Ambivalent sensory encounters in French medium-sized shrinking cities by Solène Le Borgne

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#ShrinkingCities #SensoryEncounters #UrbanShrinkage

Published online Open Access:

Path creation in the governance of shrinking cities and regions: regional collaboration and circular economy in Parkstad Limburg

Marjan Marjanović & Raoul Beunen

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#ShrinkingCities #CircularEconomy

Some photos from the book presentation, "We're Still Here," by Professor Fernando Ortiz-Moya, from last July. It is always a pleasure to learn from him about how some cities can turn population decline into opportunities to build more resilient and livable communities.
#shrinkingcities #Japan

Schools without enough children. Houses without households. Roads with fewer users. This is what a shrinking population leaves behind.

🌍🏚️ https://youtu.be/6l3zTJb8ezE

#PopulationDecline #Geography #ShrinkingCities #Depopulation #GeoQuest

The book illustrates this idea with examples of "(re)city-making": spontaneous bottom-up actions led by traditionally marginalized residents. It sees shrinking cities as opportunities for innovative, people-centered urban policy and collective empowerment.
#Shrinkingcities

Busan joins Osaka, Kitakyushu, and Ruhr cities in the global pattern of post-industrial urban shrinkage. #ShrinkingCities #Busan #UrbanDemography #PortCities #Aging #OutMigration
breezeinflow.com/busan-news/t...

If you have time, we would love for you to join us! You can still register (students receive a nice discount) by following the link below:
#Shrinkingcities #Placemaking #Urbanresearch
ascjapan.org/conference/r...

My dear friend Professor Fernando Ortiz-Moya will be presenting his book, "We're Still Here: Regenerating Shrinking Cities from the Ground Up," on July 14 at Waseda University. Professors Manabu Chiba and Naomi Shinpo will participate in the discussion.
#Shrinkingcities #Placemaking #Urbanresearch