Screen LibraryWhy Detroit matters : decline, renewal, and hope in a divided city /
"Detroit has come to symbolise deindustrialization and the challenges, and opportunities, it presents. As many cities struggle with urban decline, racial and ethnic tensions and the consequences of neoliberal governance and political fragmentation, Detroit's relevance grows stronger. Why D...
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Policy Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Bristol, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Detroit has come to symbolise deindustrialization and the challenges, and opportunities, it presents. As many cities struggle with urban decline, racial and ethnic tensions and the consequences of neoliberal governance and political fragmentation, Detroit's relevance grows stronger. Why Detroit Matters bridges academic and non-academic responses to this extreme example of a fractured and divided, post-industrial city. Contributions from many of the leading scholars on Detroit are joined by influential writers, planners, artists and activists who have contributed chapters drawing on their experiences and ideas. The book concludes with interviews with some of the city's most important visionaries who are engaged in inspiring practices which provide powerful lessons for Detroit and other cities around the world. The book will be a valuable reference for scholars, practitioners and students from across disciplines including geography, planning, architecture, sociology, urban studies, history, American studies, and economics." -- Publisher's description |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 394 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-379) and index. |
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9781447327875 144732787X 9781447327868 1447327861 |
| Index Number: | HT177 |
| CLC: | TU984.712 |
| Call Number: | TU984.712/W629 |
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Detroit's bankruptcy: treating the symptom, not the cause / Detroit in bankruptcy: what are the lessons to be learned? / Between economic revival and social disruption: the redevelopment of greater downtown and the emergence of new socio-spatial inequalities / A new urban medicine show: on the limits of blight remediation / Reshaping the gray spaces: resident self-provisioning and urban form in Detroit / Preserving Detroit by preserving its baseball history / This is (not) Detroit: projecting the future of Germany's Ruhr region / You may not know my Detroit / Evolution of municipal government in Detroit / Detroit's emerging innovation in urban infrastructure: how liabilities become assets for energy, water, industry, and informatics / Visions in conflict: a city of possibilities / Reconstructing Detroit: the resilient city / Reawakening culture among Detroit's resident majority / Make sure you are helping: experts, solidarity, and effective partnering with locals / New strategies DMC, takin' it all back home: lessons from Detroit for arts practices in the Netherlands / Intermezzo II: My Detroit / Lowell Boileau, artist and founder of DetroitYES -- Sandra Hines, Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality -- Malik Yakini, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network -- Dan Carmody, Easter Market Corporation -- Jackie Victor, Avalon International Breads -- Phil Cooley, Entrepreneur, owner of Slows Bar-B-Q and Ponyride -- Wayne Curtis and Myrtle Thompson-Curtis, Feedom Freedom Farmers -- Julia Putnam, Amanda Rosman, and Marisol Teachworth, The James and Grace Lee Boggs School -- Yusef Bunchy Shakur, author and neighbourhood organizer -- Grace Lee Boggs, activist (1915-2015) -- Detroit and the future of the city / |