Register the decline in time. Detroit: The rise and crisis of Industrial City
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Decline, urban planning, industrial city, urban history.
Abstract
At the beginning of the 20th century, Detroit was a dynamic rising city. It was the fourth largest city in the United States, the capital of the automobile industry. City’s growth lasted till the 1950s, when the first signs of stagnation appeared despite the economic boom of the country and its metropolitan area. This crisis persists until today, when Detroit has become the symbol of industrial cities in decay. These two divergent images (boom and crisis) seem unable to explain by themselves the intensity and persistence of Detroit’s decline. Cross-analysis of the interactions between economic growth, public policies and urban transformations on the long term will emphasize the continuities in urban development. It will also allow comprehending the effects of growth process on subsequent decline.Downloads
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2015-09-16
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Fernández Águeda B. (2015). Register the decline in time. Detroit: The rise and crisis of Industrial City. Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 35(2), 65-96. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_AGUC.2015.v35.n2.50115
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