Title
Shrink-Smart Small Towns: Communities can still thrive as they lose population
Series Title
Rural Sociology
Number
SOC 3083
Files
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Publication Date:
11-2017
Status
Current
Description
Shrink-Smart Small Towns are those that have thriving quality of life despite depopulation since 1994.
This publication discusses how smartly shrinking towns differ from other declining places; and outlines recommendations for communities to maintain quality of life as their populations decline.
Keywords:
Community Economic Development, Sociology
Language
en
Campus Units
Sociology
Department
Sociology
Disciplines:
Rural Sociology
Recommended Citation
Peters, David, "Shrink-Smart Small Towns: Communities can still thrive as they lose population" (2017). Extension and Outreach Publications. 298.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/298
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