Professor for International Planning Systems
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Prof. Dr. Karina Pallagst
"Cities and regions are exciting laboratories. We create learning processes on sustainability and transformation in international comparisons."
Karina Pallagst is professor for International Planning Systems at RPTU. Her research focuses on international comparative urban development, border studies, shrinking cities, urban growth, planning cultures, and planning theory. She serves on numerous committees and is co-founder of the Shrinking Cities International Research Network and president of AESOP, the Association of European Schools of Planning.
Reinventing cities
When a region undergoes structural change, it often leads to job losses, vacant buildings, and declining tax revenues. Over time, the remaining residents may begin to feel cut off from the rest of the world. Researchers are now exploring what shrinking cities can learn from one another – and how they might be revitalized.
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