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Community Consulting Club: Detroit Research Resources

Researching Detroit

Data Driven Detroit

A shared resource from the Skillman Foundation, the Kresge Foundation and the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State University.
Pages of note include:

Timeline of Detroit

From the Detroit Historical Society.

Michigan's Urban and Metropolitan Strategy

From the Brookings Institute
2012 report on the Michigan economy.
Pages of note include:

Shrinking Cities Project for Detroit

Global project to explore shrinking cities in many nations.
Detroit Working Paper includes many views and writings about Detroit.

Additional Resources for Researching Detroit

HUD State of the Cities Report: Detroit
Population and demographic data for Detroit for 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000

SimplyAnalytics
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SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping application that allows you to create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business and marketing data. Data can be downloaded for use with other software such as Excel and GIS. Examples of data included are Census data, Consumer Expenditure Survey and Nielsen Retail Market Power.

Technical notes: Users need to create their own account with @umich.edu email address in order to be able to save work.
D&B Hoovers
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Use D&B Hoovers to identify companies by geography, industry, size and more. Includes public, private and subsidiary companies.