Annett Steinführer
Biographic Data
| ID | 331426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Annett Steinführer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Annett |
| FAMILY NAME | Steinführer |
| SIGNATURE | STEINFÜHRER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7387-9114 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 184 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Created, Initiated and Maintained
The centralisation of public and private services in many rural areas has led to a loss of local spaces for social interaction and community engagement. In light of these changes, we investigate residents’ agency in (re‐)producing social infrastructure and participative practices in their villages. Our analysis of semi‐structured interviews revealed four distinct activities: ‘creating social infrastructure’, ‘maintaining social infrastructure’, ‘…
Re-thinking rurality
Urban–rural migration in Germany
For many years, the debate on internal migration in Germany focused on rural out-migration. Since the early 2000s, large cities have had positive migration balances. Almost unnoticed, however, in the early 2010s the patterns of internal migration started to shift towards rural locations. It was only the COVID-19 pandemic that drew attention to these changing tendencies and the apparent new appreciation of rural living. In this paper, we will firs…
The role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying
Internal migration research is paying increasing attention to the role in migration behaviour of having non‐resident family—family living outside of the household—living close by, and also to non‐migration and staying in general. Combining these two themes, this paper investigates the role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying for adults aged 31–64. Using a mixed methods analysis of survey and interview data from the Netherlands, Germany a…
To participate, or not to participate – That is the question. (Non-)participation of older residents in rural communities
In recent years, rural residents' participation within their local communities has attracted attention within scientific and political debates that focus on sustaining or improving the quality of life in villages. Retired older people feature centrally in these discussions, as they are perceived to have the time and life experience to participate in various local activities. This paper contributes to the existing literature through an examination…
Regional opportunity structures
This paper introduces and discusses regional opportunity structures as a concept for analysing the interlinkages between structural conditions in space, social inequalities, and people’s agency, with a focus on non-metropolitan areas. The concept adds value in the following ways: (1) it emphasises the regional scale as an important spatial context of access to opportunities; (2) it accounts for the complexity of the regional context, which provid…
Small towns (re)growing old. Hidden dynamics of old-age migration in shrinking regions in Germany
In many regions with long-term structural economic and demographic problems, small towns are shrinking as their urban centres, they are losing population, jobs, vibrancy and infrastructure. Yet, knowledge about their trajectories remains vague as studies on urban shrinkage have so far focused on large cities. When monitoring population change of small towns in Germany, there are ambiguous findings concerning their recent development: On the one h…
Daseinsvorsorge, gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse und ländliche Räume im 21. Jahrhundert
Wann immer von der Gleichwertigkeit der Lebensverhaltnisse gesprochen oder ge-schrieben wird: Ein Bezug zum Thema der Daseinsvorsorge wird nahezu in jedem Falle unmittelbar hergestellt (vgl. z.B. ARL2016; Steinmeier2019; Kersten et al.2020). Meist geht es heute dann ausschlieslich um landliche Raume (fruher auch um das sogenannte Zonenrandgebiet), ihre tatsachlichen oder vermuteten Defizite sowie die Sicherung oder den Umbau technischer, sozialer…
The scientific construction of the village. Framing and practicing rural research in a trend study in Germany, 1952–2015
The influence of housing oversupply on residential segregation
In this article, we contribute to a better understanding of contextual differences related to residential segregation. We illuminate one specific contextual factor—housing oversupply—and how it intersects with historically inherited patterns of socio-spatial differentiation and other drivers of residential segregation. The study is based on an analysis of how segregation has developed over the last 20 years in the city of Leipzig, Germany. This c…
National and regional land-use conflicts in Germany from the perspective of stakeholders
Adapt and Cope
This article examines the adaptation and coping strategies that are in place to safeguard the quality of life in a shrinking ageing region. In particular, it is investigated which resources are available to local policy-makers and the older population in order to pursue this goal. Following an introduction to the debate of regional science about demographic change and its consequences, we introduce a theoretical differentiation between adaptation…
Wohnstandortentscheidungen und Städtische Transformation
Soziale Verwundbarkeit gegenüber Hochwasser
Compared to the well-established concept “vulnerability”, there has been less research on “social vulnerability”, particularly with respect to highly developed welfare states. Conducting an in-depth study on the consequences of the 2002 Elbe flood in three German communities, the paper tests the applicability of the concept of social vulnerability in a European context. The research was based on the assumption that it is an expression of social i…
Transitory urbanites
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
Household Structure, Migration Trends, and Residential Preferences in Inner-city León, Spain
This study examines the changing demography of the Spanish city of León, and aims to explore the manner in which its urban fabric was reshaped by processes of reurbanization, a dynamic whereby the inner city becomes more attractive to a wide variety of household types and social groups. We draw on sociodemographic analyses of municipal census data, as well as a customized questionnaire survey of local residents. Empirical evidence is provided bot…
Population Decline in Polish and Czech Cities during Post-socialism? Looking Behind the Official Statistics
The evolving debate on ‘urban shrinkage’ mirrors an increasing interest in demographic phenomena on the part of urban scholars. This paper discusses ambiguous evidence about recent population decline in the large cities of Poland and the Czech Republic, with a particular focus on Łódz and Brno in general and their inner cities more specifically. By applying a mixed-method approach, the paper identifies indications of inner-city repopulation and s…
Emergent spaces of reurbanisation
European inner city areas are increasingly regaining their residential attractiveness after years of decline. Although the demographic dimensions of such residential shifts are gradually being acknowledged by urban scholars, they still remain under‐researched, especially with regard to the role of household‐driven processes in the stabilisation of inner‐city neighbourhoods and the reshaping of residential perceptions, wants and needs. Given this …
Flexible–inflexible
Entering new grounds
Wider die Fixiertheit im Denken – Risikodialoge über Naturgefahren Reaktion auf B. Merz, R. Emmermann. 2006. Zum Umgang mit Naturgefahren – Reagieren zum Risikomanagement. Gaia 15/4
Demographic change as a future challenge for cities in east central europe
Contemporary cities in East Central Europe (ECE) represent a hybrid type of urban development which is still generally considered to be a special case and is only exceptionally referred to in the recently intensified debate over the European city. Our paper argues that such exclusion is short‐sighted because ECE cities face structural problems similar to those of their Western pendants. Therefore, the contextual frame of urban research needs to b…
Wohnstandortentscheidungen und städtische Transformation
Wohnstandortentscheidungen und städtische Transformation
Emergent spaces of reurbanisation
European inner city areas are increasingly regaining their residential attractiveness after years of decline. Although the demographic dimensions of such residential shifts are gradually being acknowledged by urban scholars, they still remain under‐researched, especially with regard to the role of household‐driven processes in the stabilisation of inner‐city neighbourhoods and the reshaping of residential perceptions, wants and needs. Given this …
Demographic change as a future challenge for cities in east central europe
Contemporary cities in East Central Europe (ECE) represent a hybrid type of urban development which is still generally considered to be a special case and is only exceptionally referred to in the recently intensified debate over the European city. Our paper argues that such exclusion is short‐sighted because ECE cities face structural problems similar to those of their Western pendants. Therefore, the contextual frame of urban research needs to b…
Regional opportunity structures
This paper introduces and discusses regional opportunity structures as a concept for analysing the interlinkages between structural conditions in space, social inequalities, and people’s agency, with a focus on non-metropolitan areas. The concept adds value in the following ways: (1) it emphasises the regional scale as an important spatial context of access to opportunities; (2) it accounts for the complexity of the regional context, which provid…
Transitory urbanites
National and regional land-use conflicts in Germany from the perspective of stakeholders
Flexible–inflexible
The influence of housing oversupply on residential segregation
In this article, we contribute to a better understanding of contextual differences related to residential segregation. We illuminate one specific contextual factor—housing oversupply—and how it intersects with historically inherited patterns of socio-spatial differentiation and other drivers of residential segregation. The study is based on an analysis of how segregation has developed over the last 20 years in the city of Leipzig, Germany. This c…
Urban–rural migration in Germany
For many years, the debate on internal migration in Germany focused on rural out-migration. Since the early 2000s, large cities have had positive migration balances. Almost unnoticed, however, in the early 2010s the patterns of internal migration started to shift towards rural locations. It was only the COVID-19 pandemic that drew attention to these changing tendencies and the apparent new appreciation of rural living. In this paper, we will firs…
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
Population Decline in Polish and Czech Cities during Post-socialism? Looking Behind the Official Statistics
The evolving debate on ‘urban shrinkage’ mirrors an increasing interest in demographic phenomena on the part of urban scholars. This paper discusses ambiguous evidence about recent population decline in the large cities of Poland and the Czech Republic, with a particular focus on Łódz and Brno in general and their inner cities more specifically. By applying a mixed-method approach, the paper identifies indications of inner-city repopulation and s…
Adapt and Cope
This article examines the adaptation and coping strategies that are in place to safeguard the quality of life in a shrinking ageing region. In particular, it is investigated which resources are available to local policy-makers and the older population in order to pursue this goal. Following an introduction to the debate of regional science about demographic change and its consequences, we introduce a theoretical differentiation between adaptation…
Household Structure, Migration Trends, and Residential Preferences in Inner-city León, Spain
This study examines the changing demography of the Spanish city of León, and aims to explore the manner in which its urban fabric was reshaped by processes of reurbanization, a dynamic whereby the inner city becomes more attractive to a wide variety of household types and social groups. We draw on sociodemographic analyses of municipal census data, as well as a customized questionnaire survey of local residents. Empirical evidence is provided bot…
The role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying
Internal migration research is paying increasing attention to the role in migration behaviour of having non‐resident family—family living outside of the household—living close by, and also to non‐migration and staying in general. Combining these two themes, this paper investigates the role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying for adults aged 31–64. Using a mixed methods analysis of survey and interview data from the Netherlands, Germany a…
Daseinsvorsorge, gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse und ländliche Räume im 21. Jahrhundert
Wann immer von der Gleichwertigkeit der Lebensverhaltnisse gesprochen oder ge-schrieben wird: Ein Bezug zum Thema der Daseinsvorsorge wird nahezu in jedem Falle unmittelbar hergestellt (vgl. z.B. ARL2016; Steinmeier2019; Kersten et al.2020). Meist geht es heute dann ausschlieslich um landliche Raume (fruher auch um das sogenannte Zonenrandgebiet), ihre tatsachlichen oder vermuteten Defizite sowie die Sicherung oder den Umbau technischer, sozialer…
Wohnstandortentscheidungen und städtische Transformation
Wohnstandortentscheidungen und städtische Transformation
Wider die Fixiertheit im Denken – Risikodialoge über Naturgefahren Reaktion auf B. Merz, R. Emmermann. 2006. Zum Umgang mit Naturgefahren – Reagieren zum Risikomanagement. Gaia 15/4
Demographic change as a future challenge for cities in east central europe
Contemporary cities in East Central Europe (ECE) represent a hybrid type of urban development which is still generally considered to be a special case and is only exceptionally referred to in the recently intensified debate over the European city. Our paper argues that such exclusion is short‐sighted because ECE cities face structural problems similar to those of their Western pendants. Therefore, the contextual frame of urban research needs to b…
Entering new grounds
Emergent spaces of reurbanisation
European inner city areas are increasingly regaining their residential attractiveness after years of decline. Although the demographic dimensions of such residential shifts are gradually being acknowledged by urban scholars, they still remain under‐researched, especially with regard to the role of household‐driven processes in the stabilisation of inner‐city neighbourhoods and the reshaping of residential perceptions, wants and needs. Given this …
Flexible–inflexible
Household Structure, Migration Trends, and Residential Preferences in Inner-city León, Spain
This study examines the changing demography of the Spanish city of León, and aims to explore the manner in which its urban fabric was reshaped by processes of reurbanization, a dynamic whereby the inner city becomes more attractive to a wide variety of household types and social groups. We draw on sociodemographic analyses of municipal census data, as well as a customized questionnaire survey of local residents. Empirical evidence is provided bot…
Population Decline in Polish and Czech Cities during Post-socialism? Looking Behind the Official Statistics
The evolving debate on ‘urban shrinkage’ mirrors an increasing interest in demographic phenomena on the part of urban scholars. This paper discusses ambiguous evidence about recent population decline in the large cities of Poland and the Czech Republic, with a particular focus on Łódz and Brno in general and their inner cities more specifically. By applying a mixed-method approach, the paper identifies indications of inner-city repopulation and s…
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
Soziale Verwundbarkeit gegenüber Hochwasser
Compared to the well-established concept “vulnerability”, there has been less research on “social vulnerability”, particularly with respect to highly developed welfare states. Conducting an in-depth study on the consequences of the 2002 Elbe flood in three German communities, the paper tests the applicability of the concept of social vulnerability in a European context. The research was based on the assumption that it is an expression of social i…
Transitory urbanites
Wohnstandortentscheidungen und Städtische Transformation
Adapt and Cope
This article examines the adaptation and coping strategies that are in place to safeguard the quality of life in a shrinking ageing region. In particular, it is investigated which resources are available to local policy-makers and the older population in order to pursue this goal. Following an introduction to the debate of regional science about demographic change and its consequences, we introduce a theoretical differentiation between adaptation…
The influence of housing oversupply on residential segregation
In this article, we contribute to a better understanding of contextual differences related to residential segregation. We illuminate one specific contextual factor—housing oversupply—and how it intersects with historically inherited patterns of socio-spatial differentiation and other drivers of residential segregation. The study is based on an analysis of how segregation has developed over the last 20 years in the city of Leipzig, Germany. This c…
National and regional land-use conflicts in Germany from the perspective of stakeholders
The scientific construction of the village. Framing and practicing rural research in a trend study in Germany, 1952–2015
Daseinsvorsorge, gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse und ländliche Räume im 21. Jahrhundert
Wann immer von der Gleichwertigkeit der Lebensverhaltnisse gesprochen oder ge-schrieben wird: Ein Bezug zum Thema der Daseinsvorsorge wird nahezu in jedem Falle unmittelbar hergestellt (vgl. z.B. ARL2016; Steinmeier2019; Kersten et al.2020). Meist geht es heute dann ausschlieslich um landliche Raume (fruher auch um das sogenannte Zonenrandgebiet), ihre tatsachlichen oder vermuteten Defizite sowie die Sicherung oder den Umbau technischer, sozialer…
Small towns (re)growing old. Hidden dynamics of old-age migration in shrinking regions in Germany
In many regions with long-term structural economic and demographic problems, small towns are shrinking as their urban centres, they are losing population, jobs, vibrancy and infrastructure. Yet, knowledge about their trajectories remains vague as studies on urban shrinkage have so far focused on large cities. When monitoring population change of small towns in Germany, there are ambiguous findings concerning their recent development: On the one h…
To participate, or not to participate – That is the question. (Non-)participation of older residents in rural communities
In recent years, rural residents' participation within their local communities has attracted attention within scientific and political debates that focus on sustaining or improving the quality of life in villages. Retired older people feature centrally in these discussions, as they are perceived to have the time and life experience to participate in various local activities. This paper contributes to the existing literature through an examination…
Regional opportunity structures
This paper introduces and discusses regional opportunity structures as a concept for analysing the interlinkages between structural conditions in space, social inequalities, and people’s agency, with a focus on non-metropolitan areas. The concept adds value in the following ways: (1) it emphasises the regional scale as an important spatial context of access to opportunities; (2) it accounts for the complexity of the regional context, which provid…
The role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying
Internal migration research is paying increasing attention to the role in migration behaviour of having non‐resident family—family living outside of the household—living close by, and also to non‐migration and staying in general. Combining these two themes, this paper investigates the role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying for adults aged 31–64. Using a mixed methods analysis of survey and interview data from the Netherlands, Germany a…
Re-thinking rurality
Urban–rural migration in Germany
For many years, the debate on internal migration in Germany focused on rural out-migration. Since the early 2000s, large cities have had positive migration balances. Almost unnoticed, however, in the early 2010s the patterns of internal migration started to shift towards rural locations. It was only the COVID-19 pandemic that drew attention to these changing tendencies and the apparent new appreciation of rural living. In this paper, we will firs…
Created, Initiated and Maintained
The centralisation of public and private services in many rural areas has led to a loss of local spaces for social interaction and community engagement. In light of these changes, we investigate residents’ agency in (re‐)producing social infrastructure and participative practices in their villages. Our analysis of semi‐structured interviews revealed four distinct activities: ‘creating social infrastructure’, ‘maintaining social infrastructure’, ‘…
Geography (16 works) · Economics (15 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (14 works) · Economic geography (12 works) · Economic growth (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Rural development and sustainability (11 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (10 works) · Demographic economics (9 works)