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Collaborative Architecture, Urbanism, and Sustainability Web Archive (CAUSEWAY)

Collected by: Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation

Archived since: Jun, 2014

Description:

The Collaborative Architecture, Urbanism, and Sustainability Web Archive (CAUSEWAY) is a joint initiative by the art and architecture librarians at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale universities, and the universities of Chicago and Pennsylvania, under the auspices of the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation. This project aims to preserve websites devoted to the related topics of architecture, urban fabric, community development activism, public space and sustainability in order to guarantee the continuing availability of these important but potentially ephemeral documents for researchers and scholars.

Subject:   Community development Historic preservation Natural areas Public spaces Housing

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Title: Keep Growing Detroit

URL: http://detroitagriculture.net/

Description: "Keep Growing Detroit was founded in 2013 to serve gardeners and farmers in the cities of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. Although we are a relatively new organization, our staff has been responsible for the design and implementation of our core programs, including the Garden Resource Program and Grown in Detroit since 2003 and 2006 respectively."

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Subject:   Urban agriculture Community gardens

Title: Detroit Renewal

URL: http://detroitrenewal.com/

Description: "We are a real estate development upstart focusing on rehabbing old multi-unit Detroit properties. We document and discuss Detroit's epic revival with real estate and community related news and info. Our mission is to showcase Detroit's renewal for both local citizens as well as help reposition the Detroit brand for investments."

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Subject:   Housing Housing rehabilitation Urban renewal

Title: Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

URL: http://detroitriverfront.org/

Description: "The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy (DRFC), a 501(c)(3) organization, is responsible for the establishment, improvement, operation, maintenance, security, programming and expansion of the Detroit RiverWalk and associated green spaces. Through its public/private partnerships, the DRFC will support the development of the riverfront district and facilitate community access to the waterfront."

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Subject:   Public spaces Waterfronts

Title: Midtown Detroit Inc.

URL: http://midtowndetroitinc.org/

Description: "Midtown Detroit Inc. is a nonprofit planning and development organization that supports the physical maintenance and revitalization of the Midtown Detroit neighborhood, while working to enhance public awareness, appreciation and use of the district."

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Subject:   Urban beautification Community development

Title: Michigan State University Green Roof Research Program

URL: http://www.greenroof.hrt.msu.edu/

Description: "The Green Roof Research Program at MSU was initiated in collaboration with Ford Motor Company during 2000 in an effort to advise them on the installation of their 42,177 m2 (10.4 acres) extensive green roof on a new assembly plant in Dearborn, MI. The overall objective of our ongoing research is to advance knowledge by providing scientific evidence regarding the performance of green roofs and to promote their use."

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Subject:   Green roofs

Title: Detroit Blight Removal

URL: http://www.timetoendblight.com/

Description: "Our Mission: To develop a straightforward and detailed implementation plan to remove every 'blighted' residential structure, commercial structure and public building, and clear every blighted vacant lot in the city of Detroit as quickly as possible using an environmentally-conscious approach."

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Subject:   Urban renewal Housing rehabilitation

Title: Detroit Future City

URL: https://detroitfuturecity.com/

Description: "Detroit Future City (DFC) is a nonprofit organization that plays a crucial role in Detroit as an independent think tank, policy advocate and innovation engine focused on the future of the city, and the implementation of strategies that advance the recommendations laid out in the DFC Strategic Framework."

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Subject:   City planning Community development

Title: Detroit Historical Society

URL: https://detroithistorical.org/

Description: "Since its founding in 1921, the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of metro Detroiters can better understand the people, places and events that helped shape our lives."

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Subject:   History — Societies, etc.

Title: Downtown Detroit Partnership, Downtown Detroit Parks

URL: https://downtowndetroit.org/experience-downtown/downtown-detroit-parks/

Description: "Downtown Detroit Partnership, Detroit 300 Conservancy and the City of Detroit work together to bring the Spirit of Detroit to all of Downtown Detroit Parks."

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Subject:   Public spaces Land use Parks

Title: Preservation Detroit

URL: https://preservationdetroit.org/

Description: "Preservation Detroit is the city's oldest preservation organization. We have worked to protect places that matter to Detroiters since 1975. Through advocacy campaigns, tours, public events and hands-on workshops, Preservation Detroit continues to preserve the places that matter most to Detroiters."

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Subject:   Historic buildings — Conservation and restoration Historic preservation

Title: The neighborhoods

URL: https://theneighborhoods.org/

Description: The Neighborhoods, based in the City of Detroit Department of Storytelling, is a resources for learning about the city's 200-plus neighborhoods.

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning Community development

Title: Center for Community Progress

URL: https://www.communityprogress.net/

Description: " Founded in 2010, Community Progress is the leading national, nonprofit resource for urban, suburban, and rural communities seeking to address the full cycle of property revitalization. The organization fulfills its mission by nurturing strong leadership and supporting systemic reforms. Community Progress works to ensure that public, private, and community leaders have the knowledge and capacity to create and sustain change."

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Subject:   Housing rehabilitation Housing

Title: Greening of Detroit

URL: https://www.greeningofdetroit.com/

Description: "Our focus at The Greening of Detroit is to enhance the quality of life for Detroiters by planting trees, providing job training and involving our youth in the education of the natural environment. We involve Detroiters in the process through community engagement, green spaces, education and jobs.The Greening of Detroit 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1989."

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Subject:   Community development Tree planting

Title: The Heidelberg Project

URL: https://www.heidelberg.org/

Description: "The Heidelberg Project (“HP”) is an outdoor art environment in the heart of an urban area and a Detroit based community organization with a mission to improve the lives of people and neighborhoods through art."

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Subject:   Public art Community development

Title: Michigan Historic Preservation Network

URL: https://www.mhpn.org/

Description: "Founded in 1981, the Michigan Historic Preservation Network is the largest membership organization in the state dedicated to recognizing and preserving Michigan’s rich cultural and architectural heritage."

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Subject:   Historic buildings — Conservation and restoration Historic preservation

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