Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City

by Robert Linn

Illustrates and analyzes Detroit's dramatic physical transformation in a balanced mix of text and maps.

One of Detroit's most defining modern characteristics--and most pressing dilemmas--is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City, editors June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering use chapters based on a variety of maps to shed light on how Detroit moved from frontier...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814340261
• ISBN13: 9780814340264
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.3" x 8.3"