Books › Law › Environmental & Natural Resources Law

Sprawl City: Race, Politics, and Planning in Atlanta

Name: Sprawl City: Race, Politics, and Planning in Atlanta
Price: 47.90 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)

1.0 of 5 Stars: Environmental & Natural Resources Law - Sprawl City: Race, Politics, and Planning in Atlanta

$47.90

Buying Options

Description

Book Synopsis: A serious but often overlooked impact of the random, unplanned growth commonly known as sprawl is its effect on economic and racial polarization. Sprawl-fueled growth pushes people further apart geographically, politically, economically, and socially. Atlanta, Georgia, one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, offers a striking example of sprawl-induced stratification.

Sprawl City uses a multi-disciplinary approach to analyze and critique the emerging crisis resulting from urban sprawl in the ten-county Atlanta metropolitan region. Local experts including sociologists, lawyers, urban planners, economists, educators, and health care professionals consider sprawl-related concerns as core environmental justice and civil rights issues.

Contributors focus on institutional constraints that are embedded in urban sprawl, considering how government housing, education, and transportation policies have aided and in some cases subsidized separate but unequal economic development and segregated neighborhoods. They offer analysis of the causes and consequences of urban sprawl, and outline policy recommendations and an action agenda for coping with sprawl-related problems, both in Atlanta and around the country.

Contributors are Natalie Brown, Robert D. Bullard, William W. Buzbee, James Chapman, Dennis Creech, Russell W. Irvine, Charles Jaret, Chad G. Johnson, Glenn S. Johnson, Kurt Phillips, Elizabeth P. Ruddiman, and Angel O. Torres.

The book illuminates the rising class and racial divisions underlying uneven growth and development, and provides a timely source of information for anyone concerned with those issues, including the growing environmental justice movement as well as planners, policy analysts, public officials, community leaders, and students of public policy, geography, or planning.

Details

Are you aware of the hidden impact of unchecked urban sprawl? With its far-reaching consequences on economic and racial polarization, sprawl can tear communities apart socially, politically, and economically. If you want to dive deeper into this critical issue, look no further than Sprawl City: Race, Politics, and Planning in Atlanta. This thought-provoking book sheds light on the sprawling growth in Atlanta, one of the fastest-growing areas in the United States, and its ripple effects on society.

Delve into the comprehensive analysis presented in Sprawl City, where local experts from various disciplines, such as sociology, law, urban planning, and economics, examine the emergence of a crisis resulting from urban sprawl in Atlanta and its surrounding ten-county metropolitan region. This multi-disciplinary approach allows for a comprehensive understanding of the institutional constraints embedded within sprawl, including the effects on environmental justice and civil rights.

The contributors of Sprawl City demonstrate how government policies regarding housing, education, and transportation have contributed to and, in some cases, subsidized the unequal economic development and segregation of neighborhoods caused by sprawl. By uncovering the causes and consequences of this phenomenon, they provide a road map for policymakers, community leaders, and concerned individuals to address sprawl-related issues both in Atlanta and across the nation.

Featuring a diverse group of esteemed contributors, including Natalie Brown, Robert D. Bullard, William W. Buzbee, and many more, Sprawl City offers invaluable insights into the rising class and racial divisions that underlie uneven growth and development. Whether you are an advocate for environmental justice, a policy analyst, a public official, or a student of public policy, geography, or planning, this timely resource will equip you with the knowledge needed to make a difference.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to understand and tackle the challenges posed by urban sprawl. Start your journey with Sprawl City: Race, Politics, and Planning in Atlanta today.

Discover Sprawl City: Race, Politics, and Planning in Atlanta

See All Buying Options...

More Details...