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Item-typ:Veröffentlichung, A Socio-Economic and Institutional Portrait of Bremerhaven - A case study from a local government research perspectiveThe city of Bremerhaven has suffered from declining maritime-related industries (e.g. shipbuilding and fishing), high unemployment rates, and a shrinking and aging population during the last decades. Nevertheless, Bremerhaven still functions as a regional centre, both economically and with regards to the labour market. This working paper summarises relevant data regarding the socio-economic development of Bremerhaven and provides explanations for most of the findings. First, the paper outlines the political and institutional frame conditions of the â freest municipalityâ in Germany and its particular legal situation within the city state of the Free Hanseatic city of Bremen. Secondly, recent findings regarding Bremerhavenâ s socio-economic dynamics are presented, drawing mainly on two cluster analyses on urban and regional development in Germany. These studies conclude that Bremerhaven belongs to the â severely underprivileged citiesâ which face a strong pressure to adapt. The working paper was prepared as a knowledge base for consecutive research within the comparative study â The Ecological Modernisation of Structurally Disadvantaged European Maritime Port Citiesâ . This study investigates whether climate change can create new ecological modernisation opportunities for selected cities to transform their local economies, governance structures, and external images.BerichtBand:0003454 177 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item-typ:Veröffentlichung, Opportunities for the Local Government of Bremerhaven Provided by the Project "Klimastadt Bremerhaven" in Times of Limited Municipal Room for ManoeuvreClimate change policy is part of the voluntary tasks of local self-government in Germany. Therefore, municipal room for manoeuvre could be substantial. However, local government experts argue that local authorities lost steering capacity due to three major trends â EU liberalisation, New Public Management, and budgetary crisis. In contrast, the multi-level governance approach in EU integration theories does not predict a clear cut trend for local steering capacity, but emphasises â softâ steering instruments. Against this theoretical background, the dissertation analyses project examples in the area of buildings, construction, and remediation within the project Klimastadt Bremerhaven to examine whether the project enables the local authority to expand its scope of action and/or to develop new spheres of activity in the policy area of climate protection. This thesis uses an policy analysis approach to examine framework programmes, political processes and key decisions, core actors and their positions, as well as central administrative structures of the Klimastadt project. Apart from political and administrative documents, the thesis draws on four semi-structured interviews. Overall, the empirical findings suggest that the local government has been partially successful in increasing its spheres of (political) influence and its scope of action by using the project Klimastadt Bremerhaven as a coordination mechanism. Yet, especially the budgetary crisis has reduced municipal room for manoeuvre in the building sector. Thus, â softâ steering instruments are indeed very important for the city to encourage the implementation of specific projects.BerichtBand:0002367 567