Description
Book SynopsisThe first major study of its kind in Canada, Quietly Shrinking Cities examines the conceptual and empirical evolution of Canadian urban population loss.
Trade Review[Quietly Shrinking Cities] presents a meticulous study of why people leave a city or have fewer children, causing the population to decline.
-- Murtaza Haider and Stephen Moranis * National Post *
Hartt presents a careful view of the current state of urban growth and suggests some possible outcomes for the future. -- S. A. Syme * CHOICE Connect *
Hartt shines a light on a phenomenon that many of us urban and housing nerds don't think about often. -- Frances Bula * Literary Review of Canada *
Hartt ranges across the wide scope of key indicators from immigration to environmentalism. This is an interesting read for anyone concerned with the fate of our urban places.
-- Alan Hallsworth * British Journal of Canadian Studies *
Hartt explores the broad outlines of the [shrinking cities] phenomenon and searches for some of its causes, which include deindustrialization, globalization, and the rise of the tertiary economy in major centres. On the whole this is a well-written, companionable study. -- John Douglas Belshaw, Thompson Rivers University * BC Studies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 The Shrinking City
2 The Geography of Shrinkage and Slow Growth
3 Industry Shapes a Nation
4 Canada’s Most Persistent Shrinking City
5 Temporary Decline or a New Era
6 Rightsizing and Smart Decline
7 Local Perceptions of Urban Shrinkage
Conclusion
Appendix A: Shrinking Cities by Province, Size, and Population Change
Appendix B: Categorization of Major Employment Sectors by Census Year
References; Index
