Sunburnt Cities : The Great Recession, Depopulation and Urban Planning in the American Sunbelt

ISBN-13: 9780415592116 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 192 str.

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Opis

The decline in sun-belt cities of America has followed on from the decline of those in the rust-belt. Hollander addresses the reasons and statistics behind these shrinking cities with a positive outlook, arguing that growth for growth's sake is not beneficial for communities.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Perspectives on Growth and Decline  3. When People Leave – The Ruins of Urban Neighborhoods  4. Lessons From a Declining City: Flint, Michigan after 40 Years of Population Loss  5. A New Model for Neighborhood Change in Shrinking Cities  6. Unfamiliar Patterns in the Sun – What Postal Workers Already Know  7. Facing Change in the Central Valley: A Declining Fresno  8. Endless Growth in the Desert? The Fall of Phoenix  9. Abandonment Outside the Magic Kingdom: What Went Wrong in Orlando  10. Conclusion

O autorze

Justin B. Hollander is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University and a Research Scientist at the George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University.