The second demographic transition is all around. However, in certain regions in the Northern Netherlands the aging of the population is accelerated as a result of unbalanced population decline. Even though sometimes population in these declining areas increases, caused by temporary development (shortage …

What is essential when trying to stimulate / preserve vitallity in regions confronted with ageing and unbalanced population decline?

The so called Second Demographic Transition (Lesthaeghe and Van der Kaa, 1986), which surfaced in the sixties of the twentieth century in Western Europe and North America, resulted from a significant change in the pattern of norms and values. This again resulted in delayed fertility, a declining population …

The presentation focussed on demographic transition, unbalanced population decline and their influence on family, kin and other social support systems for the elderly in the North of the Netherlands.

How does demographic transition and unbalanced population decline affect our mobility-patterns, -possibilities and needs? How accessible are services, offices, education, schools etc in regions confronted with demographic transition and unbalanced population decline?

Demographic transition, unbalanced population decline and livability in the Northern Netherlands, discussed using different casestudies.

A presentation and discussion with young high potentials from different countries concerning demographic transition, unbalanced population decline, resilience and livability in the Netherlands in relation to the same processes in other European countries, the US and Japan.

Often the question is asked if we are confronted with a new challenge or whether population decline is the reoccurrence of a long known pattern called urbanization.

Presentation at a gathering of organizations active in the field of (elderly) care, local and regional authorities and local and regional governments within the framework of the national week of 'Care and Wellbeing' in order to make a statement concerning the effects of demographic transition in regions …

A quest-lecture in the minor 'Population decline and built environment'.