Heritage and Depopulation in Europe

Rural depopulation and population decline in urban centers affect demographic stability, social security systems and standards of living in many parts of Europe. Demographic challenges of out-migration and population ageing result not only in abandoned houses, disappearing villages and dilapidated infrastructure, but also in the discontinuity of cultural transmission and changing relationship between man and nature.
The Heritage and depopulation in Europe conference focuses on the consequences of population decline in rural and urban areas of Europe.
The conference organizer invite contributions which explore the consequences of the European demographic challenges for heritage in the broad sense of the term, including cultural and natural heritage, both tangible and intangible. Participants from the disciplines of cultural anthropology, ethnology, history, architecture, natural sciences, and other fields of scholarship are welcome.
Target: National contact points, Participants
Themes: Pillar 2, Cluster 2 Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society