Shrinking Cities: A Global Perspective

Shrinking Cities: A Global Perspective Praca zbiorowa Wydawca: Taylor & Francis Ltd Data wydania: 2014 ISBN: 9780415643955 Liczba stron: 336 Format: 234 x 156 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: 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.