Carry on Shrinking
The Bankruptcy of Urban Policy in Detroit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19382586 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William J V Neill (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Planning Practice and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-7459 • E-ISSN: 1360-0583 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02697459.2014.997462 |
| OpenAlex | W2097500746 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 13 |
Much attention has recently been focused on the bankruptcy of the City of Detroit in 2013 and the reasons for the largest municipal fiscal melt down in US history. Contrary to a view gaining currency, which dismisses Detroit as the product of exceptional forces and largely calls it the architect of its own collapse, this article argues the case that Detroit conveys more general lessons for European cities struggling with decline, not least of which is the need for interventionist regional planning to avoid predictable but avoidable urban distress. The article briefly reviews the well-documented decline of the city of Detroit measured against population, economic, fiscal and image impacts. It considers five current misreadings of the reasons for Detroit's predicament and implicit signposts for European practice before concluding with an assessment of what has been hailed as the shoots of yet another possible renaissance in the originally proclaimed Renaissance City over 40 years ago
Art history · Bankruptcy · Currency · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · European union · Macroeconomics · Political economy · Political science · Population · Resizing · Sociology · The Renaissance · Demography · History · Housing Market and Economics · Law · Urban Planning and Governance · Urbanization and City Planning · Finance
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| Citations per year | 0.88 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |