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The Ruralization Of Detroit? Implications For Economic Redevelopment Policy

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  • Tanner CONNORS

    (Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States)

  • Laura A. REESE

    (Urban and Regional Planning and Global Urban Studies, Michigan State University, 208A Human Ecology, 552 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States)

  • Mark SKIDMORE

    (Agricultural Economics and Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States)

Abstract

This paper raises two questions: 1) do post-industrial cities such as Detroit have substantial numbers of areas with what are commonly defined as rural characteristics, and 2) if the answer to the first question is shown to be in the affirmative, then are economic development policies designed for urban areas likely to be successful? Using the United States Census Bureau’s 2010 decennial data and American Community Survey data from 2014 and 2016, Detroit is compared to other municipalities nationally to assess the extent to which it has rural characteristics and whether it has indeed ruralized over time. Based on findings that show increasing numbers of census tracts with rural characteristics, we argue that rural economic development policies may be a potentially more appropriate and effective alternative to traditional urban development strategies for post-industrial cities.

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  • Tanner CONNORS & Laura A. REESE & Mark SKIDMORE, 2020. "The Ruralization Of Detroit? Implications For Economic Redevelopment Policy," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 15(3), pages 29-48, August.
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