Avoiding Decline: Fostering Resilience and Sustainability in Midsize Cities

Avoiding Decline: Fostering Resilience and Sustainability in Midsize Cities

Eighty-five percent of United States citizens live in urban areas. However, research surrounding the resilience and sustainability of complex urban systems focuses largely on coastal megacities (>1 million people). Midsize cities differ from their larger counterparts due to tight urban-rural...

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Main Authors: Craig R. Allen, Hannah E. Birge, Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Rebecca A. Bevans, Jessica L. Burnett, Barbara A. Cosens, Ximing Cai, Ahjond S. Garmestani, Igor Linkov, Elizabeth A. Scott, Mark D. Solomon, Daniel R. Uden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
social-ecological systems
adaptive governance
transformative governance
cross-scale interactions
complexity
ecosystem services
resilience assessment
shrinking cities
urbanization
urban systems
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/9/844

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