Reffered/recommended literature

• Council of Europe (2002): Recent demographic developments in Europe. Council of Europe Publishing.
• EC (2008): Fourth Cohesion Report
• EP (2008) Shrinking Regions: a Paradigm Shift in Demography and Territorial Development
• Gerőházi et al (2011): The impact of European demographic trends on regional and urban development - Synthesis Report issued within the framework of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
• Zaidi, Age friendly goods and services – an opportunity for social and economic development (Poland, 29-30 October 2012) Mobilising the Potential of Active Ageing and Silver Economy: Opportunities and Challenges for Social and Economic Development, ÖSB Consulting, 2012
• Eurostat: Statistics explained – People at the risk of poverty and social exclusion
• Rink, D. et al. (2010) Shrink Smart – The Governance of Shrinkage within the European Context, Research Brief No. 1. November 2010, available at: http://www.ufz.de
• Buran P., Aimone S., Ferlaino F., Migliore M. C. (1998), Le misure della marginalità. I fattori del disagio territoriale delle aree montane piemontesi, Working Paper n. 121/1999, IRES Piemonte, www.ires.piemonte.it/contributi.html
• DEMIFER - Demographic and Migratory Flows Affecting European Regions and Cities ESPON Project
• The impact of European demographic trends on regional and urban development Synthesis Report issued within the framework of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
• Demography Report (2010): Commission Staff Working Document. By European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion; Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union
• Comparative socio-economic background analysis of shrinking regions and cities in CENTRAL EUROPE – ADAPT2DC project output
• SHRINK SMART - The Governance of Shrinkage within a European Context, research project funded by the 7th Framework Programme http://www.shrinksmart.eu/
• European Communities, Facing the Challenge. The Lisbon strategy for growth and employment. Report from the High Level Group chaired by Wim Kok, November 2004
• Communication from the Commission, Europe 2020 A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, COM(2010) 2020 final, Brussels, 3.3.2010
Informal Ministerial Meeting on Urban Development and Territorial Cohesion, Leipzig Charter on sustainable European cities. Agreed on the occasion of the informal Ministerial Meeting on Urban development and territorial cohesion in Leipzig,24thof May 2007c
• Communication from the Commission. Green Paper “Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations”. COM (2005) 94 final
• Commission Communication. The demographic future of Europe – from challenge to opportunity, COM (2006) 571 final
• Communication from the Commission, Renewed Social Agenda: Opportunities, Access and Solidarity in 21st Century Europe, COM(2008) 412, Brussels, 2 July 2008
• Council Declaration on the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012): The Way Forward, Brussels, 7 December 2012
• European Parliament resolution of 15 November 2011 on demographic change and its consequences for the future cohesion policy of the EU, (2010/2157(INI))
• European Economic and Social Committee SOC/367, The impact of population ageing on health and welfare systems, Brussels, 15 July 2010
• European Economic and Social Committee SOC/373, Legal immigration in the context of demographic challenges, Brussels, 15 September 2010
• European Economic and Social Committee SOC/399, Family policy and demographic change, Brussels, 4 May 2011
• European Economic and Social Committee SOC/400, Demographic trends and the labour market, Brussels, 13 July 2011
• Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on Dealing with the impact of an ageing population in the EU (2009 Ageing Report) (2010/C 232/02) Progress Consulting S.r.l. and Living Prospects Ltd, Active ageing: local and regional solutions, European Union, 14 April 2010
• World Health Organisation Active Ageing - A Policy Framework, 2002
• OECD LEED projects on demographic change for 2011-2012 and 2013-2014