In the decades following World War II, professional city planners in Detroit made a concerted effort to halt the city's physical and economic decline. Their suc

Hub of the American auto industry and site of the celebrated Riverfront Renaissance, Detroit is also a city of extraordinary poverty, unemployment, and racial s

Joseph A. Rodriguez critically examines the urban design and revitalization initiatives undertaken by both the government and the people of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

"This book offers insight into how redevelopment policy is implemented on the ground, articulates the political and social benefits of collective skepticism for