The following PhD-students successfully defended their PhD-thesis:

• Simone Di Piedro(2022): "Building on knowledge and innovation: the role of Green Economy in revitalising Shrinking Cities" Link for Download in KLUEDO: https://kluedo.ub.uni-kl.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/6862
   
• Bozhidar Ivanov (2022): “Shrinking Smart: Identifying policy and planning alternatives for addressing urban shrinkage and population decline through cross-national comparative research on approaches from Spain, Germany and the Netherlands”. Link for Download in KLUEDO: https://kluedo.ub.uni-kl.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/6897