Special Issue Shrinking Cities

Author : Karina Pallagst,Thorsten Wiechmann,Cristina Martinez-Fernandez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135072216

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Shrinking Cities by Karina Pallagst,Thorsten Wiechmann,Cristina Martinez-Fernandez Pdf

The shrinking city phenomenon is a multidimensional process that affects cities, parts of cities or metropolitan areas around the world that have experienced dramatic decline in their economic and social bases. Shrinkage is not a new phenomenon in the study of cities. However, shrinking cities lack the precision of systemic analysis where other factors now at work are analyzed: the new economy, globalization, aging population (a new population transition) and other factors related to the search for quality of life or a safer environment. This volume places shrinking cities in a global perspective, setting the context for in-depth case studies of cities within Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Germany, France, Great Britain, South Korea, Australia, and the USA, which consider specific economic, social, environmental, cultural and land-use issues.

Author : Harry W. Richardson,Chang Woon Nam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136162107

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Shrinking Cities by Harry W. Richardson,Chang Woon Nam Pdf

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.

Author : Justin Hollander
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785366338

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A Research Agenda for Shrinking Cities by Justin Hollander Pdf

This prescient book presents the intellectual terrain of shrinking cities while exploring the key research questions in each of the field’s sub-domains and reviewing the range of methodologies within these topics.

Author : Pallagst, Karina,Bontje, Marco,Cunningham Sabot, Emmanuèle,Fleschurz, René
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839107047

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Handbook on Shrinking Cities by Pallagst, Karina,Bontje, Marco,Cunningham Sabot, Emmanuèle,Fleschurz, René Pdf

Compelling and engaging, this Handbook on Shrinking Cities addresses the fundamentals of shrinkage, exploring its causal factors, the ways in which planning strategies and policies are steered, and innovative solutions for revitalising shrinking cities. Chapters cover topics of governance, ‘greening’ and ‘right-sizing’, and regrowth, laying the relevant groundwork for the Handbook’s proposals for dealing with shrinkage in the age of COVID-19 and beyond.

Author : Russell Weaver,Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen,Jason Knight,Amy E. Frazier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317633600

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Shrinking Cities by Russell Weaver,Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen,Jason Knight,Amy E. Frazier Pdf

Shrinking Cities: 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. The book also explores pro-growth and decline-centered governance, which has important implications for questions of sustainability and resilience in U.S. cities. Finally, the book draws attention to U.S.-wide demographic shifts and argues for further research on socio-economic pathways of various groups of population, contextualized within population trends at various geographic scales. This timely contribution contends that an understanding of what the city has become, as it faces shrinkage, is essential toward a critical analysis of development both within and beyond city boundaries. The book will appeal to urban and regional studies scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

Author : Tridib Banerjee,Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351400619

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The New Companion to Urban Design by Tridib Banerjee,Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris Pdf

The New Companion to Urban Design continues the assemblage of rich and critical ideas about urban form and design that began with the Companion to Urban Design (Routledge, 2011). With chapters from a new set of contributors, this sequel offers a more comparative perspective representing multiple voices and perspectives from the Global South. The essays in this volume are organized in three parts: Part I: Comparative Urbanism; Part II: Challenges; and Part III: Opportunities. Each part contains distinct sections designed to address specific themes, and includes a list of annotated suggested further readings at the end of each chapter. Part I: Comparative Urbanism examines different variants of urbanism in the Global North and the Global South, produced by a new economic order characterized by the mobility of labor, capital, information, and technology. Part II: Challenges discusses some of the contemporary challenges that cities of the Global North and the Global South are facing and the possible role of urban design. This part discusses spatial claims and conflicts, challenges generated by urban informality, explosive growth or dramatic shrinkage of the urban settlement, gentrification and displacement, and mimesis, simulacra and lack of authenticity. Part III: Aspirations discusses some normative goals that urban design interventions aspire to bring about in cities of the Global North and the Global South. These include resilience and sustainability, health, conservation/restoration, justice, intelligence, access and mobility, and arts and culture. The New Companion to Urban Design is primarily intended for scholars and graduate students interested in cities and their built environment. It offers an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current thinking across a range of disciplines including urban design, planning, urban studies, and geography.

Author : Anirban Adhya
Publisher : Springer
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319517094

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Shrinking Cities and First Suburbs by Anirban Adhya Pdf

This book examines Warren, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, as a shrinking city facing a crisis of economic downturn, automotive restructuring, high unemployment, and real estate foreclosures. The author explores Warren’s attempt to develop planning strategies, culturally-based initiatives, community design projects, and creative partnerships in the region in order to address the challenges of shrinkage and foreclosures at multiple scales. Global urban development is currently characterized by varied combination of metropolitan growth and urban core shrinkage. While much of the shrinkage is concentrated in central cities, first suburbs are now facing the same problem. The Warren case illustrates opportunities for flexible policies combining rightsizing, shared maintenance, and incremental development in struggling first suburban communities, which are less studied and often ignored.

Author : Russell Weaver,Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen,Jason Knight,Amy E. Frazier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317633617

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Shrinking Cities by Russell Weaver,Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen,Jason Knight,Amy E. Frazier Pdf

Shrinking Cities: 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. The book also explores pro-growth and decline-centered governance, which has important implications for questions of sustainability and resilience in U.S. cities. Finally, the book draws attention to U.S.-wide demographic shifts and argues for further research on socio-economic pathways of various groups of population, contextualized within population trends at various geographic scales. This timely contribution contends that an understanding of what the city has become, as it faces shrinkage, is essential toward a critical analysis of development both within and beyond city boundaries. The book will appeal to urban and regional studies scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

Author : Philipp Oswalt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Artists and community
ISBN : UVA:X004919737

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Shrinking Cities: International research by Philipp Oswalt Pdf

Shrinking Cities: Volume 1~ISBN 3-7757-1682-3 U.S. $55.00 / Paperback, 6.75 x 9 in. / 736 pgs / 389 color and 114 b&w. ~Item / February / Architecture A decade ago, the prevailing wisdom was that cities grow, sprawling ever wider...In fact, while city dwellers make up nearly half the world's population, new research by the United Nations and other demographers has shown that for every two cities that are growing, three are shrinking. Some cities that were bustling centers of commerce just a generation ago have become modern-day Pompeiis. --The New York Times

Author : Sigrun Kabisch,Florian Koch,Erik Gawel,Annegret Haase,Sonja Knapp,Kerstin Krellenberg,Jaime Nivala,Andreas Zehnsdorf
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319728946

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Urban Transformations by Sigrun Kabisch,Florian Koch,Erik Gawel,Annegret Haase,Sonja Knapp,Kerstin Krellenberg,Jaime Nivala,Andreas Zehnsdorf Pdf

The book addresses urban transformations towards sustainability in light of challenges of global urbanization processes and the consequences of global environmental change. The aim is to show that urban transformations only succeed if both innovative scientific solutions and practice-oriented governance approaches are developed. This assumption is addressed by providing theoretical insights and empirical evidence pointing particularly at 3 concepts or qualities which are determined here as being central for achieving urban sustainability: resource efficiency, quality of life and resilience. Urban case studies from several international research projects illustrate our conceptual approach of urban transformations towards sustainable development. Thus, the book reaches far beyond a mere additive description of single case studies. It incorporates the results of condensed synthesis, resulting from comparisons and evaluations. It provides, based on cross-cutting reflection of single cases and different scales and methods of analysis, general and transferable findings. They do not only consider the scientific sphere but deliberately go beyond it discussing transferability of knowledge into practice, governance options and the feasibility of policy strategies in order to pave the way for sustainable urban transformations to happen today and in the future.

Author : Harry W. Richardson,Chang Woon Nam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136162091

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Shrinking Cities by Harry W. Richardson,Chang Woon Nam Pdf

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.

Author : Stanisław Mazur
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000927542

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Governance and Leadership in Shrinking Cities by Stanisław Mazur Pdf

The aim of this publication is to look in depth at depopulation - a trend that is affecting an increasing number of cities worldwide. It has recently become a critical issue with a range of detrimental social, economic, spatial, and financial consequences. However, attempts by central and local governments to combat depopulation have yet to yield satisfactory results. Compelling evidence suggests that one of the reasons for this state of affairs is that the role of local (urban) leadership in devising solutions, mobilizing resources, and creating networks to address the problem has been underestimated. Moreover, according to the authors of this monograph, there is a significant positive correlation between urban leadership and the ability to effectively respond to and counteract the negative effects of depopulation. Without an understanding of the impact of urban leadership on the ability to address the negative consequences of urban depopulation, it is impossible to pursue effective public policies in this regard. This book presents a novel approach to explaining the ability of cities to combat depopulation through the prism of urban leadership quality. It compares domestic empirical research findings with international case studies, and offers a comprehensive review of valuable practices to counter urban shrinkage and depopulation, from both academic and practical perspectives. Further, the book provides a new interpretation of the processes associated with these trends. The magnitude of the phenomenon in question, the negative spatial, economic, and social consequences, as well as the relatively low effectiveness of policies aimed at its mitigation, will make this book an invaluable guide for researchers, and students from a wide range of disciplines including urban studies, economics, public management, leadership studies, local government, climate change and energy transition and urban movements. The audience will also comprise of policymakers and urban experts such as sociologists, planners, social geographers, economists, and architects.

Author : Ying Long,Shuqi Gao
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811326462

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Shrinking Cities in China by Ying Long,Shuqi Gao Pdf

This book offers an essential introduction to the phenomenon of shrinking cities in China, highlighting several case studies, qualitative and quantitative methods, and planning responses. As an emerging topic in urbanizing China, cities experiencing population loss have begun attracting increasing attention. All chapters of the book were contributed by leading researchers on the subject in China. Richly illustrated with photographs for a better visual understanding of the topic, the book will benefit a broad readership, ranging from researchers and students of urban planning, urban geography, urban economics, urban sociology and urban design, to practitioners in the areas of urban planning and design.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:839779821

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Special Issue: Shrinking Cities by Anonim Pdf

Author : Malko Ebers
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 9783638651196

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Shrinking Cities, the Hidden Challenge by Malko Ebers Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Sociology - Habitation, Urban Sociology, grade: A-, Yale University (school of management), course: management of global cities, 33 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This paper aims at casting light on the hidden challenge of shrinking cities. Its main hypothesis is that in the current debate on the effects of demographic change and city management shrinking cities are widely neglected but will be a major urbanization issue in the near future. The first part 'Growth and decline of cities' presents and discusses world urbanization trends. Hereby the idea is to contrast trends of growing urbanization and population increase with the spreading phenomenon of shrinking cities. Furthermore the conditions for the rise and decline of cities are identified. Based on this more introductory part, the chapter 'Cities with a past but no future?' focuses on case studies of city shrinkage. Among the most often found cases in the literature, which are also highlighted in this paper are cities such as Detroit and Manchester.