Living well with shrinkage: challenges and opportunities for housing in shrinking regions
FEANTSA and the Fondation Abbé Pierre publish together a joint report on urban shrinkage: "Living well with shrinkage – Challenges and opportunities for housing in shrinking regions". Some European regions are experiencing significant population loss due to complex downward spirals affecting public funding, socio-economic variables and wastelands. Housing and housing markets are also impacted by this phenomenon. High rates of vacant property, as well dilapidated, inadequate,