{"product_id":"the-transformative-city-wilbur-c-rich-9780820356761","title":"The Transformative City: Charlotte's Takeoffs and Landings","description":"\u003cp\u003eSunbelt cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Miami, with their international airports, have a transportation advantage that overwhelms global competition from other southern cities. Why? The short answer to this question seems to be intuitive, but the long answer lies at the intersection of built infrastructure policies, civic boosterism, and the changing nature of American cities. Simply put, Charlotte leaders invested in the future and took advantage of its opportunities. In the twentieth century Charlotte, North Carolina, underwent several generational changes in leadership and saw the emergence of a pro-growth coalition active in matters of the city's ambience, race relations, business decisions, and use of state and federal government grants-in-aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Transformative City\u003c\/em\u003e, Wilbur C. Rich examines the complex interrelationships of these factors to illustrate the uniqueness of North Carolina's most populous city and explores the ways in which the development and success of Charlotte Douglas International Airport has in turn led to development in the city itself, including the growth of both the financial industries and political sectors. Rich also examines the role the federal government had in airport development, banking, and race relation reforms. \u003cem\u003eThe Transformative City\u003c\/em\u003e traces the economic transformation of Charlotte as a city and its airport as an agent of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilbur C. Rich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 082035676X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820356761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\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 0.74d","brand":"Wilbur C. Rich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126279303423,"sku":"9780820356761","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c2e883f-d4d4-4278-bc24-9a2e9c6f70d7.jpg?v=1687447278","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-transformative-city-wilbur-c-rich-9780820356761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}