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- Estado
- Publication Date
- 2015-03-16
- Pages
- 252
- ISBN
- 9780814340264
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Publisher
Wayne State University Press
ISBN-10
0814340261
ISBN-13
9780814340264
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204291722
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mapping Detroit : Land, Community, and Shaping a City
Number of Pages
252 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Essays, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Literary Collections
Book Series
Great Lakes Books Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
10.3 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
LCCN
2014-947712
Reviews
Mapping Detroit brings together incisive and compelling essays to explain Detroit's condition and draw contours for its future. Wonderfully insightful maps and graphics convey both historic change and new possibility without resorting to the shock of Detroit's ruins. Instead, we observe a major yet unfinished urban transformation through one iconic city. This is an important and original collection., Detroit is one of the most fascinating American cities. University of Michigan urban planner June Manning Thomas and Dutch urban designer Henco Bekkering have assembled an insightful collection of essays on both the history of the city and its contemporary challenges, with extensive mapping of its evolving land uses., Mapping Detroit analyzes the city's evolution from frontier fort to industrial metropolis to high-vacancy city, including case studies of two neighborhoods and essays by contributors ranging from a map archivist and a historian to architects, urban designers, and urban planners. Maps and graphics demonstrate both historic change and new opportunity, evidence of a maior but unfinished urban transformation., The book acts as a repository for redevelopment; 'It puts together ideas or initiatives that already exist, to knit a whole,'said Lars Gräbner, Detroit architect and coauthor. 'When paired with current initiatives, the book could be used as a proposal for land use,' he said. But the strength of this book lies within the city's rich culture captured in images, maps and diagrams tracing the city's development. The book's breadth is overwhelming but so is the dilemma of Detroit. Whether a problem social, political or environmental, the significant challenge of size remains. As Manning Thomas and Bekkering put it, Detroit is a 'physical envelop in many ways too big for its remaining contents.', The function of every map [. . .] is to help readers utilize Detroit's history to understand its present and envision the city's future., A must-read for Detroiters and urbanists, for those fascinated by the city and by cities. It contains so many graphically vivid analyses of this place that remains vitally important for understanding twentieth- and twenty-first-century urban dynamics. I commend the editors for including such rich history, cartography, and spatial analysis in one volume., Mapping Detroit looks at Detroit by means of the lens of maps old and new, some from colonial occasions and some brand new. The book is proof that Detroit's fascination with maps is developing as we try to have an understanding of our city. Edited by June Manning Thomas, a professor of architecture at the University of Michigan, and Henco Bekkering, a visiting professor at UM, Mapping Detroit presents new insights into how Detroit rose and fell.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
977.4/34
Synopsis
One of Detroit's most defining modern characteristics--and most pressing dilemmas--is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City, editors June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering use chapters based on a variety of maps to shed light on how Detroit moved from frontier fort to thriving industrial metropolis to today's high-vacancy city. With contributors ranging from a map archivist and a historian to architects, urban designers, and urban planners, Mapping Detroit brings a unique perspective to the historical causes, contemporary effects, and potential future of Detroit's transformed landscape. To show how Detroit arrived in its present condition, contributors in part 1, Evolving Detroit: Past to Present, trace the city's beginnings as an agricultural, military, and trade outpost and map both its depopulation and attempts at redevelopment. In part 2, Portions of the City, contributors delve into particular land-related systems and neighborhood characteristics that encouraged modern social and economic changes. Part 2 continues by offering case studies of two city neighborhoods--the Brightmoor area and Southwest Detroit--that are struggling to adapt to changing landscapes. In part 3, Understanding Contemporary Space and Potential, contributors consider both the city's ecological assets and its sociological fragmentation to add dimension to the current understanding of its emptiness. The volume's epilogue offers a synopsis of the major points of the 2012 Detroit Future City report, the city's own strategic blueprint for future land use. Mapping Detroit explores not only what happens when a large city loses its main industrial purpose and a major portion of its population but also what future might result from such upheaval. Containing some of the leading voices on Detroit's history and future, Mapping Detroit will be informative reading for anyone interested in urban studies, geography, and recent American history., One of Detroit's most defining modern characteristics-and most pressing dilemmas-is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City, editors June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering use chapters based on a variety of maps to shed light on how Detroit moved from frontier fort to thriving industrial metropolis to today's high-vacancy city. With contributors ranging from a map archivist and a historian to architects, urban designers, and urban planners, Mapping Detroit brings a unique perspective to the historical causes, contemporary effects, and potential future of Detroit's transformed landscape. To show how Detroit arrived in its present condition, contributors in part 1, Evolving Detroit: Past to Present, trace the city's beginnings as an agricultural, military, and trade outpost and map both its depopulation and attempts at redevelopment. In part 2, Portions of the City, contributors delve into particular land-related systems and neighborhood characteristics that encouraged modern social and economic changes. Part 2 continues by offering case studies of two city neighborhoods-the Brightmoor area and Southwest Detroit-that are struggling to adapt to changing landscapes. In part 3, Understanding Contemporary Space and Potential, contributors consider both the city's ecological assets and its sociological fragmentation to add dimension to the current understanding of its emptiness. The volume's epilogue offers a synopsis of the major points of the 2012 Detroit Future City report, the city's own strategic blueprint for future land use. Mapping Detroit explores not only what happens when a large city loses its main industrial purpose and a major portion of its population but also what future might result from such upheaval. Containing some of the leading voices on Detroit's history and future, Mapping Detroit will be informative reading for anyone interested in urban studies, geography, and recent American history., Illustrates and analayzes Detroit's dramatic physical transformation in a balanced mix of text and maps., Illustrates and analyzes Detroit's dramatic physical transformation in a balanced mix of text and maps. One of Detroit's most defining modern characteristics--and most pressing dilemmas--is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City, editors June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering use chapters based on a variety of maps to shed light on how Detroit moved from frontier fort to thriving industrial metropolis to today's high-vacancy city. With contributors ranging from a map archivist and a historian to architects, urban designers, and urban planners, Mapping Detroit brings a unique perspective to the historical causes, contemporary effects, and potential future of Detroit's transformed landscape. To show how Detroit arrived in its present condition, contributors in part 1, Evolving Detroit: Past to Present, trace the city's beginnings as an agricultural, military, and trade outpost and map both its depopulation and attempts at redevelopment. In part 2, Portions of the City, contributors delve into particular land-related systems and neighborhood characteristics that encouraged modern social and economic changes. Part 2 continues by offering case studies of two city neighborhoods--the Brightmoor area and Southwest Detroit--that are struggling to adapt to changing landscapes. In part 3, Understanding Contemporary Space and Potential, contributors consider both the city's ecological assets and its sociological fragmentation to add dimension to the current understanding of its emptiness. The volume's epilogue offers a synopsis of the major points of the 2012 Detroit Future City report, the city's own strategic blueprint for future land use. Mapping Detroit explores not only what happens when a large city loses its main industrial purpose and a major portion of its population but also what future might result from such upheaval. Containing some of the leading voices on Detroit's history and future, Mapping Detroit will be informative reading for anyone interested in urban studies, geography, and recent American history.
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HT352
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