Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time

We will discuss a book that has a dire warning, American society is unraveling, but offers a way out. We can undo much of the damage, it says, if we create more resilient neighborhoods. And the secret to resilience is connection and cooperation.

Seth D. Kaplan is a consultant who has worked with politically and socially troubled nations, which he calls “fragile states.” This is his first book about fragile places in the U.S.

In our discussion, we will look for lessons in this book for Urban Atlanta.