Reurbanisation

Re-urbanization is the population and employment growth in the core city. This results in an appreciation of the core city. Triggers can be, for example:

Investment in urban renewal
Appreciation of urban lifestyles
Structural change ( tertiary sector )
Previous suburbanization of housing in the urban core makes affordable again
Higher transport costs (energy prices), which make life in the city low in relation

Re-urbanization is a cyclical phenomenon, embedded in the cycle of urbanization: Urbanization - urban sprawl - de-urbanization - re-urbanization, and the individual phases can run in parallel and do not necessarily follow each other. So in Germany could not yet observed, approaches the re-urbanization but already demonstrated the phenomenon of de-urbanization. The re-urbanization is generally preceded by a suburbanization and urbanization.

Examples of re-urbanization is the increasing attractiveness to live again in the city. For example, increases in Germany 's interest to move back into the city, especially in people who are older than 50 years. Often you want to use in the city's existing tree amenities without having to rely on the car. However, still only put a few moving their projects.

Currently, there are many signs that there is a re-urbanization in Germany. Thus the inhabitants of the vast majority of cities in Germany rose in the last 10 years, although the population decreased slightly. Also population forecasts are for major cities significantly more dynamic than for the whole of Germany.