Patrick Cooper-McCann
@coopermccann.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Wayne State University
Reposted by Patrick Cooper-McCann
This is such a great blog on deindustrialization, offering us a geographic perspective. Highly recommended! I've pasted their map below - as it is an integral part of their analysis.
July 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is such a great blog on deindustrialization, offering us a geographic perspective. Highly recommended! I've pasted their map below - as it is an integral part of their analysis.
Reposted by Patrick Cooper-McCann
When did the US Rust Belt start to rust? Cooper McCann and I carefully reconstruct the geography of Metro Detroit’s industrial history, showing that the city’s oldest factory districts were declining by the 1920s—even as the auto industry was booming on the urban periphery.
doi.org/10.1177/0096...
doi.org/10.1177/0096...
When Did Deindustrialization Start? Reexamining Industrial Decline in Metro Detroit - Andrew Guinn, Patrick Cooper-McCann, 2025
This paper argues that the starting date of deindustrialization in the United States Rust Belt hinges on the scale at which it is studied. The term deindustrial...
doi.org
April 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
When did the US Rust Belt start to rust? Cooper McCann and I carefully reconstruct the geography of Metro Detroit’s industrial history, showing that the city’s oldest factory districts were declining by the 1920s—even as the auto industry was booming on the urban periphery.
doi.org/10.1177/0096...
doi.org/10.1177/0096...