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Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2023

Special Issue: The causes and consequences of depopulation

Guest editors: Zuzanna Brzozowska, Stuart Gietel-Basten, Michael Herrmann, Klaus Prettner,
Miguel Sánchez-Romero, Ekaterina Zhelenkova

The 2023 volume of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research puts a spotlight on the causes and consequences of population decline – a phenomenon increasingly observed in many countries and regions around the world. This volume showcases the multifaceted nature of population decline, featuring studies from diverse disciplines including environmental studies, urban/regional planning and sociology. Comprising a collection of 18 articles, it examines trends, causes and consequences, challenges and policy responses at various spatial levels, often with a focus on the key role of migration in driving population decline. The seven Debate contributions included in the volume defy the gloomy picture typically associated with population decline, also stressing the (potential) benefits from population decline.
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2023

Details

ISSN1728-4414
ISSN Online1728-5305
ISBN-13978-3-7001-9258-9
ISBN-13 Online978-3-7001-9259-7
Subject Area
doi10.1553/populationyearbook2023

Introduction

Zuzanna Brzozowska ORCID, Ekaterina Zhelenkova ORCID, Stuart Gietel-Basten ORCID

Population decline: Towards a rational, scientific research agenda

1

doi: 10.1553/p-n48k-cabb

Debate

Wendy Sigle ORCID

Like high cholesterol, population decline is a problem, but not in the way you might think...

15

doi: 10.1553/p-jm9f-3jdm

William E. Rees ORCID

The human eco-predicament: Overshoot and the population conundrum

21

doi: 10.1553/p-eznb-ekgc

Wolfgang Lutz ORCID

Population decline will likely become a global trend and benefit long-term human wellbeing

41

doi: 10.1553/p-3cp7-4e6b

Stuart Gietel-Basten ORCID

Depopulation or population decline? Demographic nightmares and imaginaries

57

doi: 10.1553/p-ak37-74ha

Pieter Vanhuysse ORCID

A governance perspective on East Central Europe’s population predicament: Young exit, grey voice and lopsided loyalty

69

doi: 10.1553/p-5gkf-6kn3

Vegard Skirbekk ORCID

Low, but not too low, fertility can represent a positive development

81

doi: 10.1553/p-cmbb-hheg

Elke Loichinger ORCID, C. Katharina Spiess ORCID

The key role of early education in an ageing and shrinking population: The example of Germany

93

doi: 10.1553/p-d762-3d9h

Perspectives

Martina Schorn ORCID

Implementing youth-oriented policies: A remedy for depopulation in rural regions?

107

doi: 10.1553/p-2j6h-94ja

Review Articles

David Huntington ORCID

Revisiting the impact of urban shrinkage on residential segregation in European cities

151

doi: 10.1553/p-dbj3-mjda

Research Articles

Nick Parr ORCID

Immigration and the prospects for long-run population decreases in European countries

181

doi: 10.1553/p-8jf5-7cdc

Marianne Tønnessen ORCID, Astri Syse ORCID

How much would reduced emigration mitigate ageing in Norway

211

doi: 10.1553/p-g5fe-hafz

Brienna Perelli-Harris ORCID, Yuliya Hilevych ORCID

The triple burden of depopulation in Ukraine: examining perceptions of population decline

245

doi: 10.1553/p-azcj-d4f4

Fernando Gil-Alonso ORCID, Jordi Bayona-i-Carrasco ORCID, Isabel Pujadas-R´ubies ORCID

Is Spanish depopulation irreversible? Recent demographic and spatial changes in small municipalities

277

doi: 10.1553/p-9fd9-h7g5

Federico Benassi ORCID, Annalisa Busetta ORCID, Gerardo Gallo ORCID, Manuela Stranges ORCID

Neighbourhood effects and determinants of population changes in Italy: a spatial perspective

311

doi: 10.1553/p-5dfz-c44a

Cecilia Reynaud ORCID, Sara Miccoli ORCID

Demographic sustainability in Italian territories: The link between depopulation and population ageing

339

doi: 10.1553/p-2n3h-fk5b

Patrizio Vanella ORCID, Timon Hellwagner ORCID, Philipp Deschermeier

Parsimonious stochastic forecasting of international and internal migration on the NUTS-3 level – an outlook of regional depopulation trends in Germany

361

doi: 10.1553/p-5pn2-fmn8

Data & Trends

Olga Gagauz ORCID, Tatiana Tabac ORCID, Irina Pahomii ORCID

Depopulation in Moldova: The main challenge in the context of extremely high emigration

419

doi: 10.1553/p-ke2z-76zz