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September 2003, Vol 93, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1416-1419
© 2003 American Public Health Association

FACES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Centering Suburbia : How One Developer’s Vision Sharpened the Focus of a Community

Rachel J. Wilson

Rachel J. Wilson is a freelance writer and editor who has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health organizations around the country for more than a decade.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Rachel J. Wilson, 301 Raintree Bend, Peachtree City, Georgia 30269 (e-mail: ajnchach@bellsouth.net).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


   INTRODUCTION
 
METRO-ATLANTA–BASED developer Doug Spohn operates his development firm around a simple theory about human nature: if given the opportunity, people will gravitate toward activity and social interaction and, therefore, a better quality of life. Spohn’s latest development project has provided him with the perfect testing ground for his theory. In 1998, Spohn was asked to help transform a sprawling Atlanta suburb into a centered, healthy community. Along with several key community members and the local government, Spohn has turned parking lots and decrepit buildings that once loosely represented downtown Duluth, Ga, into an open-air stage upon which neighbors can connect . . . [Full Text]


   FADING TRADITION
 

   MOVING TOWARD THE PAST
 

   BUILDING SUCCESS
 

   ASPIRING TO A MODEL COMMUNITY
 





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