Patrick Cooper-McCann
Assistant Professor
3198 Faculty/Administration Building
Department
Patrick Cooper-McCann
Research interest(s)/area of expertise
Deindustrialization, shrinking cities, neoliberal urban policy, open space, spatial justice, Detroit
Education
- Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan, 2019
- Master of Urban Planning, University of Michigan, 2014
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 2010
News mentions
- Belle Isle lost attractions as maintenance costs went up during decades of decline (Detroit Free Press / Yahoo News, February 17, 2024)
- In search of greenspace equity: A short history of Detroit’s parks (Planet Detroit, February 1, 2023)
- Belle Isle closures reignite concerns over Grand Prix and state control (Planet Detroit, June 11, 2021)
- Possible COVID-19 closures only the latest threat to Detroit’s open space access (Planet Detroit, May 7, 2020)
Selected publications
- Cooper-McCann, Patrick, and Andrew Guinn. 2024. “Why Windsor Deindustrialized Differently than Detroit.” Labor History. 65(3): 369-387.
- Kayanan, Carla and Patrick Cooper-McCann. 2023. “Innovation Districts and Misplaced Economic Development Incentives.” In Building the 21st Century City Through Public-Private Partnerships: A Tool for Real Estate Development and Urban Growth, edited by Stephen T. Buckman, 95-111. New York: Routledge. doi: 10.1201/9781003222934-9.
- Cooper-McCann, Patrick. 2016. “The Trap of Triage: Lessons from the ‘Team Four Plan.’” Journal of Planning History. 15(2): 149-169. doi: 10.1177/1538513215602026
- Dewar, Margaret, Matthew Weber, Eric Seymour, Meagan Elliott, and Patrick Cooper-McCann. 2015. “Learning from Detroit: How Research on a Declining City Enriches Urban Studies.” In Reinventing Detroit: The Politics of Possibility, edited by Michael Peter Smith and L. Owen Kirkpatrick, 37-56. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers
Courses taught by Patrick Cooper-McCann
Fall Term 2024 (future)
Winter Term 2024
- UP6680 - Neighborhood Decline and Revitalization
- GPH2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
- HIS2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
- PS2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
- US2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies