Workpackage 1

1.1.01		Agreements about modelling decline surveys/schedules and typology pre-conditions (list/catalogue of central issues/tools, comparability)
1.1.02		Preliminary information sets about the facets of decline (for WP 2 and 3)
1.1.03		Communication plan/website, newsletter, press releases, database, networks overview
1.1.04		Hinterland Start Forum "Challenge of Decline" (50 part. including documentation, local/regional start meetings, additional Transnat. WG meeting in Karelia

Activity

Overall organisational management: Start-up of operation and WP: Constitution of Steering Committee and Hinterland TransNet (see attached cooperation's structure), appointment of personnel, establishment of the WP organisation network structure, constitution of Hinterland networks, organisation of international start forum and local/regional start-meetings; Development and dissemination of the Hinterland communication plan (see also 8.1.1 including Hinterland database); Governance activities to involve stakeholders (politicians, experts, existing networks etc.) Content management: - Opening of exchange of experiences and discussion of consequences - Joint development of methods/instruments and tools for Hinterland typology - Agreement on and implementation of joint investigations to the decline situation and its spatial consequences by each PP (covering demography and other components of decline as well as present development activities)

Output

- Agreements about modelling decline surveys/schedules and typology pre-conditions (list/cataloque of central issues/tools, comparability) - Preliminary information sets about the facets of decline (for WP 2 and 3) - Communication plan/website, newsletter, press releases, database, networks overview - Hinterland Start Forum "Challenge of Decline" (50 part. including documentation, local/regional start meetings, additional Transnet WG meeting in Karelia