[p2p-research] detroit as new frontier

[Paul D. Fernhout]

Michel Bauwens wrote:
> if you have time, thanks for commenting on this fascinating blog item:
> http://shareable.net/blog/detroit-new-frontier

The pictures of the abandoned school remind me of this:
   "An Abandoned City"
   http://englishrussia.com/?p=276

Also related:
http://weburbanist.com/2008/04/13/7-more-abandoned-wonders-of-the-former-soviet-union-from-island-fortresses-to-fighter/

I've made this point before elsewhere, but I feel both the USA and the USSR 
lost the cold war.

But in general, seeing abandoned lands as a new frontier makes a lot of 
sense. But ultimately, the abandonment of a modern city is not so much about 
physical issues, as it is about social issues.

--Paul Fernhout
http://www.pdfernhout.net/
http://www.beyondajoblessrecovery.org/