Case Study Research
Taking into account the methods of comparable urban research, and an analytical grid to be developed, the three case study cities shall be analyzed in an embedded case study. The three cities Bochum/Germany, Cleveland/USA and Nagasaki/Japan are the case study locations. They were chosen because of similar framework conditions in terms of shrinking paths, population size as well as economic and industrial structures. In addition, key innovative strategies for dealing with shrinkage have been used in all three cities.
Find here a short characterization of each case study city:
