Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that
struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most disaster-stricken …

Rural communities throughout Japan, especially in the most peripheral regions, are
experiencing rapid demographic, socio-economic, and environmental decline, with many …

The phenomenon of urban shrinkage occurs not only in large and medium cities, but also in
small towns. Small town shrinkage comprises the core element of China's urban shrinkage …

Cropland abandonment because of rural depopulation or policy interventions has become a
key issue in Chinese mountainous areas. One such region is the Guangxi Karst …

Analysis of the latest census data for 2000 and 2010 shows that 88 out of 336 Chinese
municipalities suffered combinations of total, urban and hukou population loss. A general …

Mountain regions are subject to a unique set of economic pressures: they act as collective
enterprises which have to valorize rare resources, such as spectacular landscapes. While …

Shrinkage is a relevant phenomenon for many cities and this trend is predicted to continue
in the future. Although urban shrinkage is well recognized in academic discourse, little …

This study develops a projection model of future population distribution on the basis of
Japan's current depopulation trend and applies this model to scenario analyses that assume …

Questions of responsibility for future‐making often arise in localities where the withdrawal of
capital and state seem to leave tangible voids and a sense of loss. Over the past decade …

Onagawa, a remote rural town in Japan, is on the verge of crisis: its population is aging and
shrinking, and this adversity has been even more pronounced since the town was ravaged …