> So what's the solution? Some towns adapt after a while. For example Lille and its neighboring towns in France. It used to be big in textile/coal industry. M

> So what's the solution? Some towns adapt after a while. For example Lille and its neighboring towns in France. It used to be big in textile/coal industry. Many old abandoned factories got converted into modern offices for startups, into stores etc... One example (scroll down for pictures) : https://www.usineroubaix.fr/fr/ https://www.usineroubaix.fr/fr/