{"product_id":"were-still-here-by-fernando-ortiz-moya-9780520421394","title":"We're Still Here","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world where cities drive economic growth and attract millions of people every year, there's something unnerving about the phrase \"shrinking cities.\" But thousands of cities worldwide are getting smaller—leaving behind vacant homes, abandoned factories, and oversized infrastructure. Shrinking cities pose a new problem for urban planners: how to manage the transition to a smaller population with a toolkit designed for expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUrbanist Fernando Ortiz-Moya argues that instead of chasing regrowth, cities can embrace their smaller size and build on their unique character and history to enhance life for those who remain. From Pittsburgh to Manchester to Kitakyushu, \u003cem\u003eWe're Still Here\u003c\/em\u003e contrasts official responses to shrinkage with spontaneous bottom-up actions led by traditionally marginalised residents. These stories show how decline becomes a springboard for social and physical (re)construction and justice-driven urbanism—revealing both the limits of pro-growth planning and the seeds of a new approach that he calls \"(re)city-making.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFar from a cautionary tale, this book makes a convincing case for the shrinking city as a laboratory for innovative, people-centred urban policy and collective empowerment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933364797676,"sku":"9780520421394","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520421394-we-re-still-here.jpg?v=1783869213","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/were-still-here-by-fernando-ortiz-moya-9780520421394","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}