German small town academy - pilot phase : empowerment of small towns through collaboration, consulting and networking : a project within the research programme "Experimental Housing and Urban Development" conducted by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) supervised by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR) / published by Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR) ; project management Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), Division I 7 - Baukultur and Urban Architectural Conservation, Lars Porsche ; research contractor Secretariat of the Pilot Phase Small Town Academy, Urbanizers Büro für städtische Konzepte (Berlin), Julia Felker, Robert Hummel, Marie Neumüllers