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Pick of the day: A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit. On the atlanticcities.com by Sarah Goodyear

Posted on 08/11/2013 by valentinschipfer

After nearly five years of planning, a large-scale attempt to turn a big chunk of Detroit into an urban forest is now underway. The purchase of more than 1,500 vacant city-owned lots on the city’s lower east side – a … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day: Detroit, the New Greece – by Paul Krugman, NYTimes.com

Posted on 24/07/2013 by Ares Kalandides

“So by all means let’s have a serious discussion about how cities can best manage the transition when their traditional sources of competitive advantage go away. And let’s also have a serious discussion about our obligations, as a nation, to … Continue reading →

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Fresh from Motown – A Shrinking City as an Incubator for Social and Creative Start-ups

Posted on 25/04/2012 by valentinschipfer

by Valentin Schipfer I have always been fascinated by shrinking cities like Detroit. Maybe because of their mysteriousness, their myths and the thousands of pictures of ruins in the internet. But last week’s book presentation by Katja Kullmann (author of … Continue reading →

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Creative Cities International — The Vitality Index (VI)

Posted on 07/12/2011 by bcolgan4

by Brendan Colgan Last summer Creative Cities International (CCI) launched a new cultural impact study in the U.S.  entitled the Vitality Index (VI) [click here for the report]. The study aims to model the “human experience of the city at its … Continue reading →

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