A theory of urban decline : economy, demography and political elites
Special issue : European cities : growth and decline
Base économique ; Cycle du produit ; Cycle économique ; Déclin industriel ; Désindustrialisation ; Economie urbaine ; Gestion urbaine ; Pays industrialisés ; Théorie ; Théorie urbaine
Business cycle ; Deindustrialization ; Economic base ; Industrial decline ; Industrialized countries ; Product cycle ; Theory ; Urban administration ; Urban economy ; Urban theory
If some large cities in advanced industrialised countries are countinuing to grow, many have experienced decline. To account for the process of decline and its consequences, a general model of urban decline is proposed. It specifies the relationship
Demographic decline ; German Democratic Republic ; Germany ; Town ; Urban crisis ; Urban regeneration
Les villes allemandes en transition. Une économie décroissante comme caractère clé du déclin. Les tendances démographiques dans les villes en déclin. Impacts du déclin économique et démographique. Le rôle de l'Etat fédéral. Approches municipales
« Industrial landscapes » as positive settings for tourism development in declining industrial cities. The case of Haifa, Israel
The paper discusses the possibilities of revitalising declining cities through tourism development. The main question is whether obsolete or declining industrial land uses in or around the city can be transformed into successful tourist land uses.
Declination process of lower order centers in the rural mountain region in Japan. A case study of Kawamoto in Shimane Prefecture
This paper aims to analyze the declination process of many lower order centers located in the rural mountain area in Japan. The A. aims to clarify the causes of their declinations since 1975 after the period of rapid depopulation.
Chômage ; Croissance urbaine ; Disparités régionales ; Déclin ; Economie urbaine ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie de l'Amérique ; Population urbaine ; Revenu per capita ; SMSA ; Typologie ; Ville
Le déclin, tant dans le revenu moyen per capita, le taux de chômage que dans la taille des villes, s'est amorcé vers 1970. Typologie des SMSA et fortes disparités régionales.
The rise and beginning decline of agrarian socialism
This paper includes the following chapters : 1. Agrarian Communism. 2. The Rise of Agrarian Socialism. 3. Agrarian Socialism Enforced upon the Peasantry. 4. The Beginning Decline of Agrarian Socialism as an Attrative Organizational Model.
Subalpine Picea abies decline in the Swedish Scandes
Repeat photography between 1972/73 and 1985/86 is used to document the decline in spruce vigor, the cause of which is attributed to lowered summer temperature. - (DWG)