{"product_id":"boomtown-columbus-ohios-sunbelt-city-and-how-developers-got-their-way-0814257925","title":"Boomtown Columbus: Ohios Sunbelt City and How Developers Got Their Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0814257925\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cox, Kevin R.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbus, Ohio, and its ample cloud cover may be on the eastern edge of the Midwest, but the citys unfettered suburbanization and rapid postwar expansion recall its Sunbelt peers. To understand why-and the social and economic stakes of this all-too-common model of urban growth-pioneering geographer Kevin R. Cox takes us through the postwar history of development in Columbus, a city that has often welcomed corporate influence at the expense of livability and equal opportunity for its residents.How have development interests become entwined with government? How has a policy of annexation reformed the citys map? Why have airline service and major league prestige lagged behind its status as a regional center? And what, if anything, makes this city with a reputation for being average stand apart? In Boomtown Columbus, Cox applies both scholarly expertise and his personal experience as a long-time resident of the city to look at the real-life costs of policy. The resulting narrative will fascinate not only locals but anyone with a stake in understanding American cities and a path toward urban livability for all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51974498484512,"sku":"NEW0814257925","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/boomtown-columbus-ohios-sunbelt-city-and-how-developers-got-their-way-0814257925","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}