Credit: University of Michigan The challenges facing big cities such as Detroit and Cleveland have been widely examined by experts over the decades, as each has dealt with the loss of population and major industries. Less chronicled are the situations in small- to medium-sized communities, many of which are in the Great Lakes region. How have they dealt with decline? Where have they followed or diverged from their larger siblings—or even each other—to manage and mitigate the worst effects of shr...