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Social Geography of Atlanta
Title: Social Geography of Atlanta
Category: Business & Economy
Details: Words: 2637 | Pages: 11.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Social Geography of Atlanta
The index numbers that describe Atlanta are unusual in many respects, and indicate that the city is made up of extremes. Even the most casual observer who knew nothing about Atlanta would notice theses extremes and conclude that the city must have a number of serious problems. In fact, Atlanta is plagued with problems of racism and inequality. One reason for these problems is that Atlanta "developed as an 'accidental city' with what can generously be described as a laissez-faire approach to planning" (Rutheiser 139). The …showed first 85 words of 2637 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 2637 total…exists in Atlanta, but the literature reveals that this inequality is based on race and class.
Bibliography
Bullard, R., G. Johnson and A. Torres (eds.) (2000). Sprawl City: Race, Politics, and Planning in Atlanta. (Washington, DC: Island Press).
Keating, L. (2001). Atlanta: Race, Class, and Urban Expansion. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press).
McDonald, J. (1997). Fundamentals of Urban Economics. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall).
Newman, H. (1999). Southern Hospitality. (London: University of Alabama Press).
Rutheiser, C. (1996). Imagineering Atlanta: The Politics of Place in the City of Dreams. (London: Verso).
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