Shrinking Cities and First Suburbs The Case of Detroit and Warren, M
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 strateg
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Anirban Adhya
Shrinking Cities and First Suburbs The Case of Detroit and Warren, Michigan
Anirban Adhya Architecture and Design Lawrence Technological University Southfield, Michigan, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-51708-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-51709-4
ISBN 978-3-319-51709-4 (eBook)
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PREFACE
This book is about first suburbs. I have undertaken an empirical study of Warren and Detroit as a case study of shrinking first suburbs of American metropolis. The case study of this type of shrinking at the urban periphery investigates multiple challenges shrinking communities are facing and different ways in which these communities are trying to survive, sustain, and even develop. Contemporary theories and practices of urban design often posit a notion of suburbs as a site and context of perpetual growth that is conceived as an undifferentiated and a universally growing space. In contrast to such universal understanding of suburban sprawl, the current book examines the relationship between Detroit, a prominent shrinking city, and Warren, largest suburb of Detroit at its northern periphery. The book in many ways is a reflection of my personal and professional experiences of living, teaching, and working in Metro Detroit. Some of them are worth mentioning here. After moving into Metro Detroit region, nine years back, I was struck by the city-suburb divide in academic discussi
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