Detroit: Return of the cityzen

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dc.contributor.advisorLerup, Larsen_US
dc.creatorRatkowski, Ericen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:50:26Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:50:26Zen_US
dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.description.abstractDetroit has steadily declined as a city since the height of its greatness in the 1950s. Deindustrialization, suburbanization, divisive racism, and disenfranchisement have taken a toll on a city that once stood for the American Dream. Democracy and urbanization have been marginalized in favor of a pursuit that is no longer possible. Any plan for Detroit must address its vacancies, both political (and communal), and physical. These aspects deserve their own attentions, under the dire circumstances they face. However, any solution to the problems facing Detroit must also adhere to a larger vision - history tells us this is Detroit's way. Detroit has lost more than money and housing - It has lost people, optimism, and will. Once built on an idea. Detroit must present itself once again as more than just a city. It must reassert its symbolism as a promised land for a new version of the American Dream.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ARCH. 2006 RATKOWSKIen_US
dc.identifier.citationRatkowski, Eric. "Detroit: Return of the cityzen." (2006) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17910">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17910</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2790en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17910en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectUrban planningen_US
dc.subjectRegional planningen_US
dc.titleDetroit: Return of the cityzenen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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