The Economist (May 30)
2015/ 05/ 31 by jd in Global News
Amid the global fanfare over urbanization, “another pressing urban dilemma” is being overlooked: “what to do with cities that are losing people.” Germany, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea all have shrinking cities. Before long, China will too. To avoid blight, one of the best policies is to “return the land to nature” by knocking down old structures. Urban “planners are expert at making cities work better as they grow. Keeping them healthy as they shrink is just as noble.”
Tags: Blight, China, Germany, Japan, Planners, Shrinking cities, South Korea, Structures, U.S., Urbanization
