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Redevelopment and Race: Planning a Finer City in Postwar Detroit (Creating the North American Landscape) | 
| Author: June Manning Thomas
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $98.87
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1031583
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 080185444X
Dewey Decimal Number: 307.12160977434
EAN: 9780801854446
ASIN: 080185444X
Publication Date: March 20, 1997
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"This is history at its best, showing how easy it is to keep following the profession's timeworn habits instead of assessing them on their merits. Thomas goes on to discuss the complex results of the federal 1949 housing act, the failure of 'conservation' programs to revive neighborhoods and stem white flight, the 1967 civil disturbances, and the legacy of Mayor Coleman Young. Her treatment of what in many ways is a terrible story remains unwaveringly thoughtful." -- Planning
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A good survey of urban planning in Detroit since WW II August 15, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A good review of urban planning in Detroit since the end of the Second World War. Although I don't always agree with the author's conclusions (and I admit a bias here, as my father was an urban planner for the City of Detroit during the period covered by the book), she has done an excellent job explaining a complicated and, perhaps, ultimately unmanagable process. Her documentation is excellent. My only complaint, and it is a minor one, is that, although the book is profusely illustrated with sketch maps showing the effects of different programs, it lacks an overall reference map of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan, which puts a reader not familiar with Detroit and it's geography at a distinct disadvantage at times in following the text.
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