Peripheralisation of small towns in Germany and Japan: dealing with economic decline and population loss

Small towns in the rural periphery are often seen as the chronic patients of regional policy, constantly in need of care but never getting well. Even in highly developed and densely populated countries, such regions and settlements are scarred by economic decline and demographic shrinking, leading t...

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Hauptverfasser: Wirth, Peter (VerfasserIn) , Elis, Volker (VerfasserIn) , Müller, Bernhard (VerfasserIn) , Yamamoto, Kenji (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 30 July 2016
In: Journal of rural studies
Year: 2016, Jahrgang: 47, Pages: 62-75
ISSN:1873-1392
DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.07.021
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Verfasserangaben:Peter Wirth, Volker Elis, Bernhard Müller, Kenji Yamamoto

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