Futures for a Declining City

Simulations for the Cleveland Area

Katharine L. Bradbury, Anthony Downs, Kenneth A. Small, Edwin S. Mills

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780121235802
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483258171
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Business Development
• Index: Social Sciences

Futures for a Declining City: Simulations for the Cleveland Area discusses the processes associated with decrease in urban population or "urban decline and other measures of urban size or function. This book describes the case study that analyzes what will happen to a declining metropolitan area and its central city if current trends on urban decline continue, and how that outcome might be affected by various policies designed to counteract further loss. This case study focuses on the Cleveland Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) and its central city, Cleveland. The likely future course of urban decline acquired through quantitative estimates and methodologies for comparing policies is also covered in this text. This publication is aimed primarily at economists, urban planners, and political scientists, including those who formulate policies affecting declining urban areas.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Futures for a Declining City: Simulations for the Cleveland Area
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
• CHAPTER 2. CONTINUATION OF PRESENT TRENDS AND POLICIES—THE BASE CASE
• CHAPTER 3. THE ANALYSIS OF FUTURE POLICY CHANGES
• CHAPTER 4. A JOB STIMULUS PACKAGE
• CHAPTER 5. A HOUSING REHABILITATION PACKAGE
• CHAPTER 6. A TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PACKAGE
• CHAPTER 7. A FISCAL EQUALIZATION PACKAGE
• CHAPTER 8. A SUBURBAN GROWTH CONTROL PACKAGE
• CHAPTER 9. THE IMPACT OF AN ALL-OUT REVITALIZATION STRATEGY AND COMPARISONS AMONG THE POLICY PACKAGES
• CHAPTER 10. ENERGY SCARCITY SCENARIOS
• CHAPTER 11. RECOMMENDATIONS
• APPENDIX A: COMPUTATION OF SECONDARY EFFECTS AND TRANSPORTATION VARIABLES
• APPENDIX B: DETAILED PROJECTIONS AND RESULTS
• APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS
• Index