Urban Shrinkage as a problem of post-socialist transformation. The Case of Eastern Germany

This article follows the shrinkage phenomenon into the Eastern German cities, as a post socialist transformation that has occurred during mostly during the 1990s. Furthermore the case of East Germany is particular since different shrinkage processes already occurred here in GDR times. The shrinkage after 1990 linked to those already existing, shrinking cities; shrinking cities are thus not a new city type in East Germany, but instead accompany its development.