Introduction |
9 |
| Part 1. Urban shrinkage: South and North contrasted | |
| I. De-industrialization and economic restructuring: The case of two
European shrinking cities Emmanuèle Cunningham-Sabot and Sylvie Fol |
37 |
II. De-industrialization and de-innovation in shrinking cities |
51 |
III. Long waves of industrial change and urban restructuring in the
South and North: Latin America in the second phase of
globalization |
69 |
IV. Inequality, urban shrinkage, and urban policies in Brazil Sergio Torres Moraes |
95 |
V. Are fi rst generation suburbs of Mexico City shrinking?
The case of Naucalpan |
113 |
| VI. The development of affordable housing in the historic center
of Panama City: Searching for new models of economic
development and social integration N. Ariel Espino |
149 |
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| Part 2. Dimensions of regional and urban contraction in Western Mexico | |
| VII. Depopulation of small and medium size cities in West Central
Mexico Jesús Arroyo Alejandre y José Manuel Arroyo Sánchez |
177 |
| VIII. De-industrialization of the GMA: The case of the electronics
industry in the face of Chinese competition Raquel Partida Rocha |
217 |
| IX. Shrinkage of Atenquique’s environmental and economic development in an era of globalization José Guadalupe Vargas Hernández |
235 |
| Acronyms | 257 |
| Sobre los autores | 261 |