The Detroit School Series

The Detroit School Series asks: "How does thinking about Detroit-like cities change the questions we ask and the answers we pursue in the many disciplines that contribute to urban studies?"  We hope to stimulate an interdisciplinary conversation on how research on Detroit—a city often seen as an extreme outlier of decline—can produce knowledge that is original and relevant to urban studies globally.

Amy Krings (MSW '03, PhD '15) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago. In this talk, Krings will present research from her dissertation, "Building Bridges Where There is Nothing Left to Burn: The Campaign for Environmental Justice within a Southwest Detroit Border Community." For a copy of Kring’s working paper, "The Reproduction of Environmental Injustice: The Promise and Limitations of Community Benefits Agreements," please email pcooperm@umich.edu.