The Shrinking City -- The Geography of Shrinkage and Slow Growth -- Industry Shapes a Nation -- Canada’s Most Persistent Shrinking City -- Temporary Decline or a New Era -- Rightsizing and Smart Decline -- Local Perceptions of Urban Shrinkage.

Fossil fuels propelled industries and nations into the modern age and continue to powerfully influence economies and politics today. As Energy Capitals demonstrates, the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels has proven to be a mixed blessing in many of the cities and regions where it has...