Analytical Approach for Detroit Urban Redevelopment and Rehabilitation

World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium - WMCAUS

土木建筑工程

Korkmaz, Kasim A.^1

Eastern Michigan University, School of Visual and Built Environments, Ypsilanti

MI, United States^1

关键词: 20th century;    Analytical approach;    Detroit;    Economic crisis;    Housing markets;    Real example;    Turn-arounds;    Urban redevelopment;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/245/8/082013/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/245/8/082013

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Detroit had been the leader city in manufacturing in the 20th century in the US. The automobile industry created and continued the thriving economy in Detroit, MI in the early to mid-1900s. When outsourcing impacted the industry, people began to leave the city. That turned into a demographic catastrophe in Detroit. Economy had continuously felt and many of the properties were foreclosed. After the housing market crash in 2008, a big economic crisis effected all country. After such a strong economic crisis, Detroit has been desperately need of economic revival which has begun to turn around very slowly in last ten years. In this paper, while defining the nature of the problem, workable solutions for Detroit area are discussed with certain and framed techniques. The main purpose is to understand the current case for Detroit after a decade of the economic crisis and bring solutions for urban redevelopment and rehabilitation for Detroit area with real examples. A detailed evaluation is carried through comparison with other cities. Paper also details the problems in Detroit area, reasons behind the complications, components/parameters, constraints/limitations, solutions, people involved and expected results.