Few Americans have studied the plight of formerly industrialized cities more closely than Alan Mallach. Throughout his career, the noted community development expert has delved into the challenges facing many small and medium-sized communities that have had to deal with concentrated deindustrialization, disinvestment, and population contraction.
He has distilled much of his accumulated wisdom in a new book, “Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World, Learning to Thrive Without Growth.” Mallach not only gives a history of shrinking places but also addresses an almost existential topic: how we think about population and employment growth at the national, regional, and local levels.
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