About This Site

Events have moved on rapidly since the book was published, some of which are dramatic. For example, the 2000 US Census, taken literally days after the book was published, revealed stronger growth than most experts had expected. New elections have been held since then and national and state economies have been rocked by a significant downturn. This site was developed in an effort to provide more current information on these trends and their implications. In fact, the major need that both the book and this update seeks to provide is understanding, not simply arrays of statistics. The editors feel that data exist in great abundance. What is too often missing is an analysis of what the data mean. The book and this site seek to provide that need by displaying the various patterns and trends in easily understood maps and charts, accompanied by a brief explanatory text. This effort to update the published Atlas has been endorsed by both the University of North Carolina Press and the North Carolina Progress Board, and has been made possible by generous grants from the Donor Advised Fund of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the McColl Foundation.

" The material in this web site is copyrighted. Viewers may use it for educational and non-commercial purposes if appropriate credit is given, as follows: "Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences,The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, <www.ncatlasrevisited.org>. For other uses, permission should be obtained from the NC Atlas Revisited authors. Direct inquiries to staff@ncatlasrevisited.org."


	This website has been developed to provide interested viewers with current information on patterns and trends in North Carolina. These patterns and trends were initially displayed in The North Carolina Atlas: Portrait for a New Century, published by the University of North Carolina Press in March, 2000. That book is still the most comprehensive analysis of the state and copies may be obtained from bookstores, the UNC Press or from major internet sources. Refer to the Buy the Book section of this site for further details on obtaining a copy of the book.
Events have moved on rapidly since the book was published, some of which are dramatic. For example, the 2000 US Census, taken literally days after the book was published, revealed stronger growth than most experts had expected. New elections have been held since then and national and state economies have been rocked by a significant downturn. This site was developed in an effort to provide more current information on these trends and their implications. In fact, the major need that both the book and this update seeks to provide is understanding, not simply arrays of statistics. The editors feel that data exist in great abundance. What is too often missing is an analysis of what the data mean. The book and this site seek to provide that need by displaying the various patterns and trends in easily understood maps and charts, accompanied by a brief explanatory text. This effort to update the published Atlas has been endorsed by both the University of North Carolina Press and the North Carolina Progress Board, and has been made possible by generous grants from the Donor Advised Fund of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the McColl Foundation. " The material in this web site is copyrighted. Viewers may use it for educational and non-commercial purposes if appropriate credit is given, as follows: "Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences,The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, <www.ncatlasrevisited.org>. For other uses, permission should be obtained from the NC Atlas Revisited authors. Direct inquiries to staff@ncatlasrevisited.org."