Managing Decline in Smaller Cities

Managing Decline in Smaller Cities

For decades, experts have studied the struggles of large cities like Detroit and Cleveland as they grapple with population loss and industrial decline. Less attention, however, has been paid to small- and medium-sized cities—many in the Great Lakes region—facing similar challenges with fewer resources. How have they adapted? Where have they followed the playbook of larger cities, and where have they charted their own course? Researchers at the U…