Shrinking City Assessment Methodology
Abstracts of 55th International Scientific Conference: Subsection: Environmental and Climate Technologies
2014
Agris Kamenders,
Liene Skangale,
Andra Blumberga,
Līga Grantiņa
The paper deals with the phenomena of shrinking
cities and city development planning. Many cities and
municipalities in Latvia are facing population decline and
emigration. During the study, a shrinking city assessment
methodology has been developed to help to assess implications of
city shrinkage on public infrastructure. The proposed
methodology helps to create a realistic alternative for assessing
shrinkage during the planning process. The city Jelgava has
been analysed according to the proposed methodology.
Keywords
Shrinking cities, planning, sustainable infrastructure.
Kamenders, A., Skangale, L., Blumberga, A., Grantiņa, L. Shrinking City Assessment Methodology. In: Abstracts of 55th International Scientific Conference: Subsection: Environmental and Climate Technologies, Latvia, Riga, 14-17 October, 2014. Riga: RTU Press, 2014, pp.45-46. ISBN 978-9934-10-612-5.
Publication language
English (en)