Mapping Detroit : Land, Community, and Shaping a City /

One of Detriot's most defining modern characteristics--and most pressing dilemmas--is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In Mapping Detroit, editors June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering illustrate how Detroit moved from frontier fort to thriving industrial metropolis to today'...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bekkering, Henco (Editor), Thomas, June Manning (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Stadsplanering.
Samhällsplanering.
Land use mapping.
Cartographie de l'utilisation du sol > Michigan > Detroit.
Land use mapping > Michigan > Detroit.
Michigan > Detroit.
Detroit (Mich.) > History.
Detroit (Mich.) > Maps.
Cartes geographiques.
Maps.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:One of Detriot's most defining modern characteristics--and most pressing dilemmas--is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In Mapping Detroit, editors June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering illustrate how Detroit moved from frontier fort to thriving industrial metropolis to today's high-vacancy city. It offers a unique perspective to the historical causes, contemporary effects, and potential future of Detroit's transformed landscape.
Physical Description:1 online resource (252 pages): illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ;
ISBN:9780814340271

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