Shrinking cities have been touted as an opportunity to rethink unsustainable growth-centric
policies, but to what extent have they abdicated from the pro-growth urban agenda? We …

Understanding urban growth as a vital phenomenon in the rapidly changing environments of
today's world is essential for urban and regional planners. However, this concept is not …

For the past ten years, the growth debate has been urban-centric, at least in Germany, while
rural areas have been largely associated with depopulation. Despite their importance, small …

Metropolization has emerged as a prominent feature of 21st-century urbanization. To gain a
comprehensive understanding of global urbanization patterns and pathways, as well as to …

Les villes de moins de 50 000 habitants représentent près des trois quarts des
agglomérations européennes et constituent un échelon important du maillage territorial …

Purpose This paper aims to focus on analysing the prerequisites that small cities need to
create smart governance, namely, the conditions for establishing smart government, the …

En France, les villes en décroissance suscitent un intérêt grandissant parce qu'elles seraient
plus nombreuses depuis au moins une décennie. Face à la diversité des définitions et des …

Medium-sized cities are an important component of the settlement system and are often
described as a joining link between urban and rural areas. However, in recent decades they …

En France, les bourgs ruraux sont les communes qui recensent en moyenne la part la plus
importante de personnes âgées. Ils se distinguent des villages et des villes. Cette thèse s' …

Cette thèse examine les relations politiques entre villes européennes depuis 2000. Nous
analysons les systèmes de relations formés par les projets de coopération de l'Union …