Shrinking cities : a global perspective / edited by Harry W. Richardson and Chang Woon Nam.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Richardson, Harry W., 1938- editor.

Nam, Ch. W., editor.

Series:

Regions and cities ; 71.

Regions and cities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shrinking cities.

Cities and towns--Growth.

Cities and towns.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

xix, 331 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

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 volume is the question of whether urban shrinkage policies are necessary or effective. The book comprises four parts: world or regional issues (with reference to the European Union and Latin America); national case studies (the United States, India, China, Korea, Taiwan, Germany, Romania and Estonia); city case studies (Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland, Naples, Belfast and Halle); and broad issues such as the environmental consequences of shrinking cities. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners working in the fields of urban studies, economic geography and public policy. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Shrinking cities / Harry W. Richardson Richardson, Harry W., Chang Woon Nam Nam, Chang Woon 1

Part I Global and regional 9

2 International shrinking cities: analysis, classification, and prospects / Wendell Cox Cox, Wendell 11

3 Shrinking cities in Latin America: an oxymoron? / Ivonne Audirac Audirac, Ivonne 28

4 Urban shrinkage in the EU / Gert-Jan Hospers Hospers, Gert-Jan 47

Part II National issues 59

5 Shrinking cities: the United States / Richard Morrill Morrill, Richard 61

6 The landscape of population decline in the United States: considering the roles of the demographic components of change and geography / Rachel S. Franklin Franklin, Rachel S. 74

7 Are large German cities really shrinking? Demographic and economic development in recent years / Florian Bartholomae Bartholomae, Florian, Chang Woon Nam Nam, Chang Woon 86

8 Urban shrinkage in Romania: scope and determinants / Alina M. Schoenberg Schoenberg, Alina M., Daniela Luminita Constantin Constantin, Daniela Luminita 105

9 Shrinking cities and processes in Estonia / Peter Friedrich Friedrich, Peter, Aivo Ülper Ülper, Aivo, Kadri Ukrainski Ukrainski, Kadri 119

10 Shrinking cities in South Korea: the future / Harry W. Richardson Richardson, Harry W., Chang-Hee Christine Bae Bae, Chang-Hee Christine 138

11 When growth grinds to a halt: population and economic development of resource-depleted cities in China / Sylvia Y. He He, Sylvia Y. 152

12 The paradox of shrinking cities in India / Sukumar Ganapati Ganapati, Sukumar 169

13 Are cities in Taiwan shrinking? / Michael Cheng-Yi Lin Lin, Michael Cheng-Yi 182

Part III Case study cities 205

14 Driving shrinking Detroit / George Galster Galster, George 207

15 Planning for regional depopulation in Greater Buffalo / Justin Hollander Hollander, Justin, Bernard Cahill Cahill, Bernard 219

16 Innovation and shrinking cities: what can we learn from Cleveland's regional innovation system? / Michale S. Fogarty Fogarty, Michale S., Gasper A. Garofalo Garofalo, Gasper A. 240

17 Halle: a shrinking city in eastern Germany / Florian Bartholomae Bartholomae, Florian, Chang Woon Nam Nam, Chang Woon 255

18 The urban area of Naples: from shrinking city to the metropolitan area / Gerardo Schettino Schettino, Gerardo 264

19 Declining households in a house divided: the case of Belfast / Frank Gaffikin Gaffikin, Frank, Sterrett Ken Ken, Sterrett 277

Part IV General issues 299

20 Compact development as a factor in income resilience among shrinking counties in the United States: statistical analysis with policy implications / Arthur C. Nelson Nelson, Arthur C., Susan Petheram Petheram, Susan, Reid Ewing Ewing, Reid, Philip Stoker Stoker, Philip, Shima Hamidi Hamidi, Shima 301

21 Environmental impacts of shrinking cities / Tilman Rave Rave, Tilman 311.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415643955

0415643953

9780415643962

0415643961

OCLC:

854285696