1. A process of decline in a city or urban area, characterized by population loss, economic stagnation, and reduced urban development
The industrial city experienced urban contraction after the factories closed.
A cidade industrial sofreu contração urbana após o fechamento das fábricas.
2. The shrinking of urban boundaries or the consolidation of dispersed urban areas
Urban contraction in the Rust Belt has forced communities to reimagine their futures.
A contração urbana na região industrial forçou as comunidades a reimaginarem seus futuros.