Restructuring of living environment and civic collaboration for the Shrinking Era

Cases of Leipzig City, Dessau=Rosslau City, Germany

Abstract

This research aims to clarify the actual situation of the cities which had taken actions in the face of population decrease in Germany. The paper focused on a problem from the side of government, specifically, "Restructuring of living environment ", "Profit utilization in vacant lots and houses" and "The way of civic collaboration ". Reviews of the literatures and interviews in the cities found the following: The city planning for population decrease was made by switching technique and idea of the conventional plan. Additionally, the system which promoted vacant lots and houses use were created, it contributed to the improvement in potential attraction of the city. These efforts were given full weight to discussions with citizen.