%0 Thesis %9 Master %A Pol, G. van der %D 2008 %F theses_frw:2656 %T Urban economic (re)development after declining base industries, a comparison between Emmen (NL) and Durham, North Carolina (USA) %U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2656/ %X After the decline of a base industries urban region do (re)develop. This thesis gives insight in what the literature says about the factors that play a role in this process and applies these factors to 2 case studies.