Greening the Black Urban Regime: The Culture and Commerce of Sustainability in Detroit

by Alesia Montgomery

Book Overview

Alesia Montgomery's Greening the Black Urban Regime: The Culture and Commerce of Sustainability in Detroit tells the story of the struggle to shape green redevelopment in Detroit. Cultural workers, envisioning a green city crafted by direct democracy, had begun to draw idealistic young newcomers to Detroit's street art and gardens. Then a billionaire developer and private foundations hired international consultants to redesign downtown and to devise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814346510
• ISBN13: 9780814346518
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"