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Title: The Geography of Urban America: Shrinking Cities, Right Sizing, and Neighborhood Change

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

ISBN: 9780438391956

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Abstract: Hundreds of U.S. cities, termed shrinking cities, suffered notable population loss during the period of 1910-2010. The effects of such urban depopulation range from minor problems associated with a weakened tax base or housing market, to major problems associated with widespread abandonment and dereliction. A shrinking city literature that began in the mid-2000s has grown significantly in recent years, however, it still struggles with defining which cities belong in the shrinking city discussion, how urban systems unfold within a shrinking city, and what strategies are best to put forth to rectify their problems. The objective of this research is to understand how multidimensional urban processes unfold in shrinking U. S. cities across different scales. Specifically, this research aims to 1) develop a better understanding of the types of shrinking cities in the U.S., 2) examine the efficacy of right-sizing strategies in an iconic shrinking central city, and 3) understand how neighborhood change spatially manifests in a metropolitan area anchored by a large central city. To achieve those goals, this dissertation conducted studies on shrinking cities at different scales by 1) developing a . . .

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Authors: Ribant, Michael, W

Institution: Northern Illinois University

Department: Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences

Advisor: Chen, Xuwei

Degree: Ph.D.

Publisher Location: Illinois

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Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Methodology and Data Collection, Other

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