DIY Detroit : making do in a city without services / Kimberley Kinder.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kinder, Kimberley
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Community development > Michigan > Detroit.
Urban renewal > Michigan > Detroit > Citizen participation.
Municipal services > Michigan > Detroit > Citizen participation.
Civic improvement > Michigan > Detroit.
Urban policy > Michigan > Detroit > Citizen participation.
Detroit (Mich.) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Civic improvement.
Community development.
Economic history.
Municipal services > Citizen participation.
Urban policy > Citizen participation.
Urban renewal > Citizen participation.
Michigan > Detroit.
2000 - 2099
Physical Description:238 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Variant Title:
Do it yourself Detroit.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: self-provisioning in Detroit
  • Do-it-yourself cities
  • Seeking new neighbors
  • Protecting vacant homes
  • Repurposing abandonment
  • Domesticating public works
  • Policing home spaces
  • Producing local knowledge
  • Conclusion: triumphs of hope over reason.