Neubauinduziertes Umzugsgeschehen in schrumpfenden Städten. Analysen am Beispiel von Remscheid

Up to now, the effects of new-build projects have only rarely been analysed in cities with a relaxed housing market. Using the city of Remscheid (Germany) as an example, this paper examines the relocation behaviour that is triggered by the construction of new housing estates in the existing neighbourhoods of a (long) shrinking city. The analyses presented here are based on two very different areas: a larger urban development area with staggered construction and land allocation by the municipality and a smaller purely residential area with online marketing via an investor. With the help of small-scale relocation data over ten years, three hypotheses derived from the current state of research are tested. It is being investigated whether the new housing estates are being used by those moving in to improve their housing situation, whether the influx is mainly coming from the surrounding quarters and whether the influx of older people into the new housing estates is freeing up larger apartments for families.