%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. %A G. van der Pol %L theses_frw2656 %D 2008 %T Urban economic (re)development after declining base industries, a comparison between Emmen (NL) and Durham, North Carolina (USA)