{"product_id":"boomtown-columbus-kevin-r-cox-9780814257920","title":"Boomtown Columbus: Ohio's Sunbelt City and How Developers Got Their Way","description":"Columbus, Ohio, and its ample cloud cover may be on the eastern edge of the Midwest, but the city's 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. \u003cbr\u003e How have development interests become entwined with government? How has a policy of annexation reformed the city's 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 \u003ci\u003eBoomtown Columbus, \u003c\/i\u003eCox 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin R. Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814257925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814257920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trillium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Kevin R. Cox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045114507519,"sku":"9780814257920","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7116604-d2fc-4af5-9c4e-0ec54ae5a29b.jpg?v=1684976816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boomtown-columbus-kevin-r-cox-9780814257920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}