The post-socialist cities from Central and Eastern Europe: Between spatial growth and demographic decline

A Sandu - Urban Studies, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This research examines two major phenomena that have driven the transformation of cities
in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) following the fall of communism: intensive urban …

[HTML][HTML] Urban Growth Divides: The inevitable structure of shrinking cities in urbanization evolution

X Xu, J Ma, K Sho, F Seta - Cities, 2025 - Elsevier
Beyond the conventional focus on regional industrial decline and deterioration, the
increasing prevalence of shrinking cities worldwide calls for a structural reevaluation. This …

Should We Jump from the Perspective of Shrinking Cities to Urban Growth Divides? The Hints from the City Size Distribution in Japan Over the Past Half-Century

X Xu, J Ma, F Seta, K Sho - The Hints from the City Size Distribution in … - papers.ssrn.com
With urbanization intensifying, the world displays both regional decline and metropolitan
prosperity. Unlike the US and Europe, where immigration shapes urban dynamics, East …