City on the verge : Atlanta and the fight for America's urban future / Mark Pendergrast.

Author/creator Pendergrast, Mark author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Basic Books, [2017]
Descriptionxix, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Urban renewal--Georgia. --Atlanta.
Community development--Georgia. --Atlanta.
City planning--Georgia. --Atlanta.
Urban policy--Georgia. --Atlanta.
Social stratification--Georgia. --Atlanta.

Contents Introduction: Atlanta's livable future -- Walking the BeltLine -- Ryan Gravel's epiphany -- City on the move -- First bumps along the BeltLine -- Two Atlantas: the racial divide -- Learning to fly while building an airplane -- Mansions and cat holes -- A stake in the ground -- The public's health -- Impossible but inevitable -- East BeltLine: chic, walkable neighborhoods -- South BeltLine: a slow dance to better communities -- West BeltLine: trouble and promise -- North BeltLine: easy streets -- Outside and inside the BeltLine -- The future of Atlanta -- Epilogue: Georgia on my mind.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016039907
ISBN9780465054732 hardcover
ISBN0465054730 hardcover

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HT177 .A77 P46 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold