Shrinking cities understanding urban decline in the United States

• Main Authors: Weaver, Russell (Author), Bagchi-Sen, Sharmistha (Author), Knight, Jason (Author), Frazier, Amy E. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Routledge 2017
• Subjects: Shrinking cities > United States; Cities and towns > Growth > United States; Urban policy > United States
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• Physical Description: ix, 232 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781138796867

Understanding Shrinkage and Decline in the United States offers a contemporary look at patterns of shrinkage and decline in the United States. The book juxtaposes the complex and numerous processes that contribute to these patterns with broader policy frameworks that have been under consideration to address shrinkage in U.S. cities. A range of methods are employed to answer theoretically-grounded questions about patterns of shrinkage and decline, the relationships between the two, and the empirical associations among shrinkage, decline, and several socio-economic variables. In doing so, the book examines new spaces of shrinkage in the United States.