Dealing with deindustrialization : adaptive resilience in American Midwestern regions / Margaret Cowell.
The late 1970s and 1980s saw a process of mass factory closures in cities and regions across the Midwest of the United States. What happened next as leaders reacted to the news of each plant closure and to the broader deindustrialization trend that emerged during this time period is the main subject...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
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2014.
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| Series: | Routledge research in planning and urban design.
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| Summary: | The late 1970s and 1980s saw a process of mass factory closures in cities and regions across the Midwest of the United States. What happened next as leaders reacted to the news of each plant closure and to the broader deindustrialization trend that emerged during this time period is the main subject of this book. It shows how leaders in eight metropolitan areas facing deindustrialization strived for adaptive resilience by using economic development policy. The unique attributes of each region - asset bases, modes of governance, civic capacity, leadership qualities, and external factors - influe. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1317649095 9781317649090 9781315762708 1315762706 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |