This timely report by Justin Hollander, a researcher and professor of urban and environmental policy at Tufts University, examines the recession driven depopulation of regions previously
thought to be less prone to this phenomenon. Exploring the new urban decline of sun-belt cities and towns, along with the more traditional and long term decay of former manufacturing areas, the
work suggests that the net effects of this "shrinking" may not be wholly negative and that new and different opportunities for community development and urban renewal are available to smaller
municipalities. Using Flint, Michigan as an example of urban planning in an area of long term population decline, Hollander profiles Phoenix, Fresno and Orlando as shrinking population centers
and outlines new ideas in urban planning to adapt to these conditions. The volume is intended for urban planners and policy makers and includes substantial statistical data. Annotation 穢2011
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