 The diversity of North American shrinking citiesMaxwell Hartt Urban Studies, 2018, vol. 55, issue 13, 2946-2959 Abstract: Demographically and economically, there is an ongoing global shift that has resulted in the uneven development and distribution of monetary, human and knowledge capital. This paper first examines and consolidates economic, social and urban theories of growth and decline and demonstrates how globalisation has conceptually shifted the spatial scale and trajectory of urban change theories. The examination of the population trajectories of the 100 largest American cities from 1980 to 2010 demonstrates that the majority either grew or shrank continuously. This trend counters early cyclical models and supports the argument that globalisation has altered population trajectories. Second, conceptualisations of urban shrinkage trajectories are reviewed and a two-dimensional trajectory typology encompassing both economic and demographic change is presented. The diversity of urban shrinkage experiences is demonstrated through the application of the typology to the 20 largest shrinking American cities, 12 of which experienced overall population loss and simultaneous economic growth. Keywords: demographic change; economic decline; globalisation; shrinking cities; urban change; äººå £å ˜åŒ–; ç» æµŽè¡°é€€; å…¨ç ƒåŒ–; 收缩城市; åŸŽå¸‚å ˜é © (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:55:y:2018:i:13:p:2946-2959 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Urban Studies from Urban Studies Journal Limited |
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