Shrinking Cities and Metropoles

Demographic change shows shrinking cities and town. How can this be stopped? What is the right strategy? Local Territorial Reform and Inter municipal Cooperation refer to cumbersome processes of amalgamation. is municipal cooperation an alternative? Are there international trends visible? Who are the actors? Metropoles are becoming a more important phenomenon. What are their challenges in governance? What can be the solution? Territorial reforms and inter municipal cooperation are often accompanied with big problems.