I think the scale and the nature of the resources makes the situation in Detroit quite a bit different than Christchurch (though I'm sure there are parallels which would be interesting to discuss).
There are preservationists and archaeologists on the ground trying to document what we can.
The Michigan Historic Preservation Network has completed a very ambitious mapping project:
http://nextcity.org/sharedcity/entry/why-preservationists-are-mapping-detroits-historic-layer
And at Wayne State University we are working on a number of archaeological projects, including the collections-based Unearthing Detroit project, in an attempt to deepen our understanding of the city's archaeological record:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=570898859653425
Still, there is much work to be done!
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> On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:15 PM, Katharine Watson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> A bit like Christchurch, New Zealand, albeit for different reasons - and we
> are getting to record the pre-1900 buildings, and to look at the
> below-ground archaeology on pre-1900 sites.
> Cheers,
> Katharine
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>> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 2:51 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Wow, the amount of lost architecture history, not to mention archaeology,
>> will be tremendous. 450 homes per week to be demolished.
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>> http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20140226&id=173
>> 87943
>> Mike Polk
>> Sagebrush Consultants, a wholly owned subsidiary of Commonwealth Cultural
>> Resources Group, Inc.
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