{"product_id":"quietly-shrinking-cities-9780774866170","title":"Quietly Shrinking Cities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first major study of its kind in Canada, \u003cem\u003eQuietly Shrinking Cities\u003c\/em\u003e examines the conceptual and empirical evolution of Canadian urban population loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[\u003cem\u003eQuietly Shrinking Cities\u003c\/em\u003e] presents a meticulous study of why people leave a city or have fewer children, causing the population to decline.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Murtaza Haider and Stephen Moranis * National Post *\u003cbr\u003eHartt presents a careful view of the current state of urban growth and suggests some possible outcomes for the future. -- S. A. Syme * CHOICE Connect *\u003cbr\u003eHartt 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHartt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alan Hallsworth * British Journal of Canadian Studies *\u003cbr\u003eHartt 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Shrinking City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Geography of Shrinkage and Slow Growth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Industry Shapes a Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Canada’s Most Persistent Shrinking City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Temporary Decline or a New Era\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Rightsizing and Smart Decline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Local Perceptions of Urban Shrinkage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Shrinking Cities by Province, Size, and Population Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Categorization of Major Employment Sectors by Census Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404948808023,"sku":"9780774866170","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/quietly-shrinking-cities-9780774866170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}