Economic Transition in the City of Paterson, New Jersey (America’s First Planned Industrial City): Causes, Impacts, and Urban Policy Implications

Table 1

Types and characteristics of metropolises in USA.

Metropolis	Key trends/characteristics
Classic deindustrializing metropolis	Loss of manufacturing employment; Disinvestment in manufacturing; Population decreases; Little immigration
Stable urban areas in transition	Decline in manufacturing; Population growth; More diverse economy; Gains in services and other nonagricultural activities
Slow growth urban areas	Manufacturing employment grew quite quickly; Population grew at a much slower rate; High rate of growth in the services sector
Growing service centers	Decline in manufacturing; Rapid population growth; Growth in services activities
New centers of manufacturing	Increase in population; Increase in manufacturing employment; Increase in services sector activities

Source: Negrey and Zickel [12].