Abstract
IntroductionMany scholars have discussed urban decline, and one of the emerging discourses has called for redefining the crisis as an opportunity to establish new urban governance models. This paper evaluates the outcomes of such innovative approaches to managing urban decline by identifying its major implementation challenges, effects and outcomes, and pointing out long-term development perspectives.Case descriptionThe focus was on Detroit, the ‘greatest failure’ among the troubled large cities in the US, whose municipal government, policy makers and elites have invested a great deal of effort to stem the city’s rapid decline.Discussion and evaluationOf particular interest was the period since 2013 when the city government declared bankruptcy. An innovative strategy based on stabilisation, recovery, and irreversible degrowth was then embraced. The research method to investigate the efficiency of its implementation is centered on analysis of the secondary literature, strategies and official documents designed by the local government and private foundations in Detroit, as well as of supporting news reports.ConclusionsIn conclusion, besides the importance of redefining approaches to urban policy-making in declining cities, the study illustrated the necessity of developing equally innovative alternative ways for their successful implementation.
Highlights
Many scholars have discussed urban decline, and one of the emerging discourses has called for redefining the crisis as an opportunity to establish new urban governance models
In conclusion, besides the importance of redefining approaches to urban policy-making in declining cities, the study illustrated the necessity of developing innovative alternative ways for their successful implementation
Analysis of the selected strategies and official documents designed by the local government and private foundations in Detroit provided a deeper insight into development directives of interest
Summary
Many scholars have discussed urban decline, and one of the emerging discourses has called for redefining the crisis as an opportunity to establish new urban governance models. This paper evaluates the outcomes of such innovative approaches to managing urban decline by identifying its major implementation challenges, effects and outcomes, and pointing out long-term development perspectives. The major research aims are to identify the main challenges to the implementation of innovative responses to urban decline, evaluate their effects and outcomes, and discuss their long-term development perspectives. This was done based on a review of the secondary literature to reflect and connect with previous research. Dramatic fall of population reaching 63% in only six decades resulting from the ‘white flight’ listed Detroit among the most segregated cities in America, with 82.7% of African American population according to the 2010 census (The U.S Census Bureau 2016)
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