Noun
deindustrialization (countable and uncountable, plural deindustrializations)
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength.
During the mid-1950s and 1960s, St. Louis and Kansas City suffered deindustrialization and loss of jobs in railroads and manufacturing, as did other Midwestern industrial cities. Source: Internet
Deindustrialization has hurt these once robust, blue-collar, middle-class places, which were centered on agriculture, resource-based industries, and manufacturing. Source: Internet
Deindustrialization creates a lot of pathologies, like small towns where the thing they’ve got going for them is their football team. Source: Internet
Mickiewicz and Zalewska in their article “Deindustrialization. Source: Internet
Cleanup has been accomplished through better treatment plants, tighter environmental regulations, deindustrialization and increased public awareness. Source: Internet