evidence: Depopulation’s impact on infrastructure [...] The findings were published in the journal Nature Cities under the title "Depopulation and associated challenges for US cities by 2100" by Professor Sybil Derrible, Assistant Professor Lauryn Spearing, and PhD candidate Uttara Sutradhar, all from civil, materials and environmental engineering at UIC. [...] "Having an estimation of future population trends can assist authorities in better planning and designing cities and their infrastructure systems for depopulation," Derrible said. "We need to shift away from growth-based planning, which will require a significant cultural shift in the planning and engineering of cities. But we should not fear depopulation. Instead, we should see it as an opportunity to rethink how we do things."