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Legacy cities

Continuity and change amid decline and revival

by LINTON J
Published in May 2023 - Page 33

J. Rosie Tighe and Stephanie Ryberg-Webster (edited by)

University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 2019

ISBN: 978-0-8229-4563-5

Legacy cities, commonly referred to as shrinking, Rust Belt, or post-industrial cities, are places that have experienced sustained population loss and economic contraction. Although legacy cities exist around the globe – most notably in former manufacturing powerhouses in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan, this book focuses on the U.S. context, with

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