The restructuring of Detroit: City block form change in a shrinking city, 1900-2000

Urban Design International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 156-168

  Ryan, Brent D ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; MOTORWAY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN RENEWAL;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56649087952     PISSN: 13575317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/udi.2008.21     Document Type: Article

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