Quietly Shrinking Cities

The first major study of its kind in Canada, Quietly Shrinking Cities examines the conceptual and empirical evolution of Canadian urban population loss.

Alan Hallsworth:

Hartt ranges across the wide scope of key indicators from immigration to environmentalism. This is an interesting read for anyone concerned with the fate of our urban places.

Frances Bula:
Hartt shines a light on a phenomenon that many of us urban and housing nerds don't think about often.

S. A. Syme:
Hartt presents a careful view of the current state of urban growth and suggests some possible outcomes for the future.

Murtaza Haider and Stephen Moranis:

[Quietly Shrinking Cities] presents a meticulous study of why people leave a city or have fewer children, causing the population to decline.

Jason Hackworth, professor, geography and planning, University of Toronto:

Maxwell Hartt has written a terrific book that engages with a considerable range of scholarship, while at the same time contributing much-needed Canadian content.

Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, professor, geography, State University of New York at Buffalo:

Quietly Shrinking Cities is extremely well-written and a joy to read. The analytical framework it introduces is very valuable for urban studies scholars worldwide.