deindustrialization
noun
de·in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion
(ˌ)dē-in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the reduction or destruction of a nation's or region's industrial capacity
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The days are broken up into lessons on observing landscape and land use, sustainable tourism and urban deindustrialization, with at least an hour of class time on each train ride.
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Mark Alan Rhodes Ii, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
The effects of globalization, deindustrialization, and the financial crisis fueled the discontent at the heart of the populist wave.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2024
But by the 1980s, deindustrialization hit the region hard, depressing wages and introducing social scourges like drug addiction.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024
Every era has had its own set of triggers for the decline, Fontaine explains, from urbanization and deindustrialization to the rise of staff canteens, or company cafeterias, and, more recently, the advent of the internet.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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Mark Alan Rhodes Ii, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
The effects of globalization, deindustrialization, and the financial crisis fueled the discontent at the heart of the populist wave.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2024
But by the 1980s, deindustrialization hit the region hard, depressing wages and introducing social scourges like drug addiction.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024
Every era has had its own set of triggers for the decline, Fontaine explains, from urbanization and deindustrialization to the rise of staff canteens, or company cafeterias, and, more recently, the advent of the internet.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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“Deindustrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deindustrialization. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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