How U.S. Shrinking Cities Plan for Change: Comparing Population Projections and Planning Strategies in Depopulating U.S. Cities

This research examines the mismatch between the reality of a city’s population loss and the planning strategies they have adopted. Thirty-five depopulating U.S. cities’ comprehensive plans are analyzed to determine whether they are acknowledging past depopulation trends, how they are projecting futu...

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Published inJournal of planning education and research Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 81 - 93
Main Authors Heim LaFrombois, Megan E., Park, Yunmi, Yurcaba, Daniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2023
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Cities
Demographic change
Planning
Population
Population changes
Trends
Urban planning
declive inteligente
收缩城市
smart decline
人口减少的城市
plan de evaluación
depopulating cities
ciudades en declive
planning for depopulation
Ciudades despobladas
智能衰退
planificación de despoblación
shrinking cities
针对人口减少的规划
plan evaluation
规划评估
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Summary:This research examines the mismatch between the reality of a city’s population loss and the planning strategies they have adopted. Thirty-five depopulating U.S. cities’ comprehensive plans are analyzed to determine whether they are acknowledging past depopulation trends, how they are projecting future population changes, and what planning strategies they are pursuing in light of their depopulation trends. Findings illustrate a majority of cities acknowledge depopulation; however, they rely on optimistic population projections for the future. Despite this, a mix of planning strategies, ranging from smart decline to pro-growth, are used regardless of a city’s acknowledgment/acceptance of population loss.
ISSN:0739-456X
1552-6577
DOI:10.1177/0739456X19854121