shrink smart GGoovveerrrnnaannccee oofff SShhrrriiinnkkaaggee WWiiittthhiiinn aa EEuurrrooppeeaann CCoonnttteexxttt Work package 2 Urban shrinkage in Leipzig and Halle, the Leipzig-Halle urban region, Germany Research report D4 Comparable research report 30 March 2010 Dieter Rink () Annegret Haase Matthias Bernt Thomas Arndt Johanna Ludwig The views expressed are the authors’ alone and do not necessarily correspond to those of other Shrink Smart partners or the European Commission. Comments and enquiries should be addressed to: Prof. Dr. Dieter Rink, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany. Tel: +49 341 2351744. Email:
[email protected] Contents Part A – Leipzig 6 A.1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 A.2. REASONS AND PREMISES OF URBAN SHRINKAGE 8 Introduction 8 Demographic development 10 Economic development 17 Settlement system 21 A.3. IMPACTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF URBAN SHRINKAGE 28 A.3.1. Patterns of segregation and social cohesion 28 A.3.2. Business and employment 36 A.3.3. Social infrastructure and education 36 A.3.4. Housing 39 A.3.5. Technical infrastructure 46 A.3.6. Land use and environmental quality 47 A.3.7. Municipal finances and budget 51 A.4. ANNEX: DATABASE LEIPZIG 57 Part B – Halle 68 B.1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 68 B.2. REASONS AND PREMISES OF URBAN SHRINKAGE 70 Introduction 70 Demographic development 72 Economic development 80 Settlement system 83 B.3. IMPACTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF URBAN SHRINKAGE 87 B.3.1. Patterns of segregation and social cohesion 87 B.3.2. Business and employment 92 B.3.3. Social infrastructure and education 92 B.3.4. Housing 94 B.3.5.