DETROIT, Mich. — The most segregated city in America, Detroit’s inner city is almost exclusively black, except for a small Hispanic corner in the southwest called “Mexicantown.” The suburbs like Grosse Pointe, Dearborn, and Ferndale are heavily white.
The red dots show white people, blue is black, orange is Hispanic, green is Asian, and yellow is other, according to maps of 2010 Census data by Eric Fischer.
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Cities Methodologies 2013
The UCL Urban Laboratory community is delighted to present the 2013 edition of Cities Methodologies, an annual exhibition and events programme showcasing recent innovations in urban research methods and cross-disciplinary work on cities worldwide.
Cities Are Good for You: The Genius of the Metropolis
by Leo Hollis
One more for the to-read list
Most of us now live in cities, so it is within the metropolis that our future salvation or death warrant will be drafted.
In 2013, the FT/Citi Ingenuity Awards will recognise urban ingenuity in a wide ranges of areas — from city administration, transport systems, energy and utilities, education and resource management, to housing, health, public safety, social services, mobile technologies and community engagement. To be considered, solutions should:
Submissions will be accepted online from January 23, 2013 to April 30, 2013.
