Atlanta's Olympic resurgence : how the 1996 Games revived a struggling city / Michael Dobbins, Leon S. Eplan & Randal Roark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobbins, Michael, 1938- author.

Eplan, Leon S., author.

Roark, Randal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--Georgia--Atlanta.

Urban renewal.

City planning--Georgia--Atlanta.

City planning.

Olympic Games--(26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.).

Olympic Games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, 2021.

Summary:

"The summer of 1996. In nineteen days, six million visitors jostled about in a southern city grappling with white flight, urban decay and the stifling legacy of Jim Crow. Six years earlier, a bold, audacious partnership of a strong mayor, enlightened business leaders and Atlanta's Black political leadership dared to bid on hosting the 1996 Olympic Games. Unexpectedly, the city won, an achievement that ignited a loose but robust coalition that worked collectively, if sometimes contentiously, to prepare the city and push it forward. This is a story of how once-struggling Atlanta leveraged the benefits of the Centennial Games to become a city of international prominence. This improbable rise from the ashes is told by three urban planning professionals who were at the center of the story."--Back cover.

Contents:

Intro

Half-Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword, by Clara Hayley Axam

Preface

Introduction: Knowing Atlanta

1. How Atlanta Got the Games

2. The City Prepares for the Games

3. Two Plans for the Atlanta Games

4. Comparisons with Other Olympic Host Cities

5. The Legacies

6. Reflections

Appendix

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4396-7256-3

OCLC:

1249471399