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Legacy Cities (Hardback)

Continuity and Change amid Decline and Revival

P&S History > Social Science & Culture > Anthropology & Sociology

Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages: 272
Illustrations: 22 line art
ISBN: 9780822945635
Published: 28th May 2019
Casemate UK Academic

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Legacy cities, also commonly referred to as shrinking, or post-industrial cities, are places that have experienced sustained population loss and economic contraction. In the United States, legacy cities are those that are largely within the Rust Belt that thrived during the first half of the 20th century. In the second half of the century, these cities declined in economic power and population leaving a legacy of housing stock, warehouse districts, and infrastructure that is ripe for revitalization. This volume explores not only the commonalities across legacy cities in terms of industrial heritage and population decline, but also their differences. Legacy Cities poses the questions: What are the legacies of legacy cities? How do these legacies drive contemporary urban policy, planning and decision-making? And, what are the prospects for the future of these cities? Contributors primarily focus on Cleveland, Ohio, but all Rust Belt cities are discussed.

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