{"product_id":"mapping-detroit-june-manning-thomas-9780814340264","title":"Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eIllustrates and analyzes Detroit's dramatic physical transformation in a balanced mix of text and maps.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Detroit's most defining modern characteristics--and most pressing dilemmas--is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In \u003ci\u003eMapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City, \u003c\/i\u003eeditors 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, \u003ci\u003eMapping Detroit\u003c\/i\u003e brings a unique perspective to the historical causes, contemporary effects, and potential future of Detroit's transformed landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDetroit Future City\u003c\/i\u003e report, the city's own strategic blueprint for future land use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMapping Detroit\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eMapping Detroit \u003c\/i\u003ewill be informative reading for anyone interested in urban studies, geography, and recent American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e June Manning Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814340261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814340264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 10.33w x 0.55d","brand":"June Manning Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926428385535,"sku":"9780814340264","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_45a5728b-be2d-4d80-b24c-5f962128ecaa.jpg?v=1681083036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mapping-detroit-june-manning-thomas-9780814340264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}