Why Detroit Matters: Decline, Renewal and Hope in a Divided City - Paperback

by Tyree Guyton (Contribution by), Friso Wiersum (Contribution by), Drew Philp (Contribution by)

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.

Author Biography

Brian Doucet is an Associate Professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Originally from Toronto, he lived in the

Netherlands between 2004 and 2017 where he taught Geography at Utrecht University and subsequently Urban Studies at Erasmus University College in Rotterdam. www.briandoucet.com