City on the Verge: Atlanta and the Fight for America's Urban Future

by Mark Pendergrast

Book Overview

What we can learn from Atlanta's struggle to reinvent itself in the 21st Century

Atlanta is on the verge of tremendous rebirth-or inexorable decline. A kind of Petri dish for cities struggling to reinvent themselves, Atlanta has the highest income inequality in the country, gridlocked highways, suburban sprawl, and a history of racial injustice. Yet it is also an energetic, brash young city that prides itself on pragmatic solutions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465054730
• ISBN13: 9780465054732
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"