Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.
Contents:
Out of place and out of step -- The annexation policy and its dilemmas -- Fighting the image and trying to catch up -- The "postindustrial" city comes to Columbus -- Property development and the pursuit of rent -- Scorched earth -- How the developers get their way -- Whose city? -- The contested city.
Summary:
"Examines the policies and development politics that have made the Midwestern city of Columbus, Ohio, more like a Sunbelt city, and how Columbus's lessons apply to American cities elsewhere"-- Provided by publisher.
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