Demographic Change

The impact of an ageing population and mass migration are felt throughout Europe‟s society. Simultaneously, growing big cities and population decline (shrinking cities) will have enormous physical, social and economic implications for European urban structures. With population decline, for instance, the need for public facilities and the housing need are falling. However, European countries are affected in different ways and deal differently with the challenges it poses. In other words, the impact of demographic change will differ from region to region.