ISBN:
9780415643955
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (627 p)
Series Statement:
Regions and Cities
Parallel Title:
Print version Shrinking Cities : A Global Perspective
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Shrinking cities
DDC:
307.76
Keywords:
Städtischer Niedergang
;
Stadtwachstum
;
Lateinamerika
;
EU-Staaten
;
USA
;
Deutschland
;
Rumänien
;
Estland
;
Südkorea
;
China
;
Indien
;
Taiwan
;
Detroit (Mich.)
;
Buffalo (NY)
;
Cleveland (Ohio)
;
Halle (Saale)
;
Neapel
;
Belfast
;
Cities and towns
;
Growth
;
Social change
;
Urban-rural migration
;
Cities and towns
;
Growth
;
Case studies
;
Social change
;
Case studies
;
Urban-rural migration
;
Case studies
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Stadt
;
Schrumpfen
;
Bevölkerungsrückgang
;
Strukturwandel
Abstract:
This book examines a rapidly emerging new topic in urban settlement patterns: the role of shrinking cities. Much coverage is given to declining fertility rates, ageing populations and economic restructuring as the factors behind shrinking cities, but there is also reference to resource depletion, the demise of single-company towns and the micro-location of environmental hazards.The contributions show that shrinkage can occur at any scale - from neighbourhood to macro-region - and they consider whether shrinkage of metropolitan areas as a whole may be a future trend. Also addressed in this volu
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; 1. Shrinking cities; Introduction; Economic shrinking in large cities: some basic theoretical aspects; Scope of the book; Notes; References; Part I: Global and regional; 2. International shrinking cities: analysis, classification, and prospects; Introduction; Broadly defining the city; Shrinking cities (metropolitan areas); Economic decline; Public policy; Declining fertility rates; Prospects; Japan; Other nations; Stagnant cities; Shrinking core municipalities; Developing world
Description / Table of Contents:
Shrinking neighborhoodsWhy municipalities shrink; The evolving urban form; Mexico City: a typical example; Notes; References; 3. Shrinking cities in Latin America: an oxymoron?; Shrinking cities in Latin America; Shrinking cities; Global demographic trends and Latin America's demographic dividend; Forces at work; Shrinking metropolitan centers; Other forces at work; Latin American migration and shrinking cities; Latin American shrinking cities: the future outlook and growth challenges; Latin American shrinking city regeneration; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4. Urban shrinkage in the EU
Description / Table of Contents:
Urban shrinkage: causes and consequencesCauses of urban shrinkage in the EU; Consequences of urban shrinkage in the EU; Dealing with urban shrinkage in the EU; Counteracting shrinkage: focusing on growth again; Accepting shrinkage: trying to make the best of it; Challenges for urban governance; Urban shrinkage and community engagement; The benefits of community engagement; Community engagement in shrinking cities and towns; Towards a clear division of tasks; Towards a guaranteeing government; Towards an activating government; Concluding remarks; References; Part II: National issues
Description / Table of Contents:
5. Shrinking cities: the United StatesCentral cities versus urban agglomerations; Selected references; The geography of shrinking cities; Shrinking cities over 50 years, 1960-2010; Central city decline and recovery; Evaluation of hypotheses for shrinking cities; Economic restructuring; The social, economic, and political environment; Characteristics of the population; Geography; Migration and urban change; Effects of national and state initiatives; Environmental amenities; Conclusions; References
Description / Table of Contents:
6. The landscape of population decline in the United States: considering the roles of the demographic components of change and geographyIntroduction; Background: recent population change in the United States and basic policy responses to decline; Data; Demographic components of change; Demographic contributions to urban population change; The geography of population decline and growth; Conclusions; Note; References; 7. Are large German cities really shrinking? Demographic and economic development in recent years; Recent demographic and economic development of large German cities
Description / Table of Contents:
Some political responses to urban shrinkage in Germany
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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