This article reviews existing literature on spatial metrics, presenting a portfolio of metrics
addressing the spatial patterns of growing and shrinking cities and discussing their potential …

Despite its small land coverage, urban land and its expansion have exhibited profound
impacts on global environments. Here, we present the scenario projections of global urban …

Recent years have seen a proliferation of case-study researches on shrinking cities,
stimulating intense debate on the policy responses and governance practices enacted in …

At the beginning of the 21st century, the phenomenon of shrinking cities was widely
discussed across Europe. Most European countries saw an increasingly ageing population …

Since the second half of the 20th century, urban shrinkage has become a common pathway
of transformation for many large cities across the globe. Although the appearance of …

Urban shrinkage is not a new phenomenon. It has been documented in a large literature
analyzing the social and economic issues that have led to population flight, resulting, in the …

Shrinking cities can be considered as one of the most critical challenges of contemporary
urban societies. Recently, this phenomenon has been the subject of growing interest both in …

Despite the fact that China is becoming increasingly urbanised, some Chinese cities have
witnessed a loss of urban population. In recent years, with the extensive expansion of the …

The issue of urban shrinkage has become the new 'normal'across Europe: a large number of
urban areas find themselves amongst the cities losing population. According to recent …

The shrinking of cities has become an increasingly global phenomenon, posing challenges
for sustainable urban development. However, most focus remains on Europe and North …