Shrinking Cities and First Suburbs : The Case of Detroit and Warren, Michigan

• Main Author: Adhya, Anirban (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Urban geography.; Urban economics.; Sociology, Urban.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319517094
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51709-4
• Physical Description: XIX, 90 p. 17 illus. online resource.

This book examines Warren, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, as a shrinking city facing a crisis of economic downturn, automotive restructuring, high unemployment, and real estate foreclosures. The author explores Warren's attempt to develop planning strategies, culturally-based initiatives, commu...