Abstract Shrinking cities can be considered as one of the most critical challenges of contemporary urban societies. Recently, this phenomenon has been the subject of growing interest both in terms of research and from an urban policy point of view. In this paper we argue that urban shrinkage and policy responses depend on the combination of global processes and local configurations. Based on a study of shrinking cities in Australia, Japan, Germany, the UK, France and the USA, this paper first aims to explore the global process of urban shrinkage in different contexts. While the phenomenon is global it is anchored at the local level and subject to particular manifestations. After analyzing the general trends of urban shrinkage in the six countries considered, the second aim of this paper is to study the way in which policies implemented in shrinking cities differ in the various national contexts. This symposium argues that policy responses need to consider both the global forces behind shrinkage and the local context where particular characteristics are found. There are however three common areas where local actors in shrinking cities tend to focus their strategies and programs: community resilience; urban regeneration strategies; and tackling the social effects of urban shrinkage.

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澳大利亚、日本、欧洲和美国的收缩城市：从全球进程到地方政策响应

摘要 收缩城市可以被认为是当代城市社会最严峻的挑战之一。最近，无论是从研究还是从城市政策的角度来看，这种现象都引起了越来越多的关注。在本文中，我们认为城市收缩和政策反应取决于全球进程和地方配置的结合。本文基于对澳大利亚、日本、德国、英国、法国和美国城市收缩的研究，首先旨在探讨不同背景下城市收缩的全球过程。虽然这种现象是全球性的，但它植根于地方层面并受到特定表现形式的影响。在分析了所考虑的六个国家城市收缩的总体趋势后，本文的第二个目的是研究收缩城市的政策在不同国家背景下的不同实施方式。本次研讨会认为，政策响应需要考虑收缩背后的全球力量和发现特定特征的当地背景。然而，收缩城市中的当地参与者倾向于关注三个共同领域的战略和计划：社区复原力；城市更新策略；并解决城市收缩的社会影响。然而，收缩城市中的当地参与者倾向于关注三个共同领域的战略和计划：社区复原力；城市更新策略；并解决城市收缩的社会影响。然而，收缩城市中的当地参与者倾向于关注三个共同领域的战略和计划：社区复原力；城市更新策略；并解决城市收缩的社会影响。