Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; The Overall Picture of Shrinking Cities in China; 1 Shrinking Cities in China: The Overall Profile and Paradox in Planning; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Literature Review; 1.2.1 Concept; 1.2.2 Typologies of Shrinking Cities; 1.2.3 Planning for Shrinking Cities; 1.3 Research Materials; 1.3.1 Research Targets; 1.3.2 Population Census in 2000 and 2010; 1.3.3 Master Plan Texts and Online Survey; 1.4 Identification and Classification of Shrinking Cities in China; 1.4.1 Identifying Shrinking Cities; 1.4.2 Classifying Shrinking Cities

1.4.3 The Unique Characteristics of Shrinking Cities in China1.5 The Paradox of Planning for Shrinking Cities in China; 1.5.1 The Institutional Paradox; 1.5.2 The Technological Paradox; 1.5.3 The Vicus Circle; 1.6 Discussion; 1.6.1 Shrinking Cities in China's Growing Context; 1.6.2 China's Growth-Oriented Paradigm; 1.7 Conclusion; References; Looking into Shrinking Cities from Regional Perspective; 2 A Multi-scaled Analysis of the Shrinking Population in a Region with Out-Migration: A Case Study of Hunan Province; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Population Shrinkage in Hunan

2.3 History of Demographic Change and Trends2.4 Identification and Classification; 2.5 Case Studies; 2.5.1 Taoyuan; 2.5.2 Shaodong; 2.5.3 Lengshuijiang; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 Urban Shrinkage in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Yangtze River Delta: Pattern, Trajectory and Factors; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Research and Data; 3.3 Measurement and Analysis of Shrinkage Patterns; 3.3.1 Indicators; 3.3.2 The Shrinkage Pattern of BTH; 3.3.3 The Shrinkage Pattern of the YRD; 3.3.4 Shrinkage Types; 3.4 Identification of Factors Influencing Regional Shrinkage and Expansion

3.4.1 Regional Economic Imbalance3.4.2 Urbanization Level; 3.4.3 The Change in Industrial Structure; 3.4.4 The Change in Population Structure; 3.4.5 Administrative Hierarchy; 3.5 Conclusions; References; 4 Research on the Spatial Distribution and Influencing Factors of Shrinking Cities in Jilin Province; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Spatial Distribution of Shrinking Cities in Jilin Province; 4.2.1 Basic Situation of the Study Region; 4.2.2 Identification of Shrinking Cities in Jilin Province; 4.2.3 Development of Shrinking Cities in Jilin Province

4.2.4 Spatial Distribution of Shrinking Cities in Jilin Province4.3 Factors Influencing Shrinking Cities in Jilin Province; 4.3.1 External Influencing Factors; 4.3.2 Internal Influencing Factors; 4.3.3 Analysis of the Comprehensive Effect of the Influencing Factors; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Space-Time Analysis and Factors Attribution of Urban Shrinkage in Northeast China; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Research Data and Indicators; 5.2.1 Research Data; 5.2.2 Indicators; 5.3 Space-Time Analysis of Urban Shrinkage in Northeast China