Date of Award
4-20-2009
Degree Type
Closed Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Geosciences
First Advisor
Dr. Katherine Hankins - Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. Timothy Crimmins
Third Advisor
Dr. John Allensworth
Abstract
Cities no longer face top down governance where the local or state officials dictate the plans and create goals of a city, but instead are seeking input and involvement from the local citizens (Ghose, 2005). As local citizens are increasingly involved in local planning efforts, their voice becomes vital to [re]writing the local landscape. In this research, I examine the ways suburban cities like Marietta, Georgia, implement redevelopment efforts and the ways in which citizens of Marietta express their values for change in the public involvement process. I argue that the spatial values of citizens state that they desire to maintain their neighborhood’s character, while the city wants new people with high social class and money to move to Marietta to help improve the Marietta landscape. In the end, both the citizens’ and city’s values are materialized in the landscape and reflect an urban (middle class) spatial imaginary.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059602
Recommended Citation
Wilson, Margarett Elaine, "Spatial Politics and Discourses of the Public Voice in the Remaking of Marietta, Georgia." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059602