New urbanism and American planning : the conflict of cultures /
"Presents the history of American planners' quest for good cities and shows how New Urbanism is a culmination of ideas that have been evolving since the nineteenth century. Identifies four approaches to city-making: incrementalism, plan-making, planned communities, and regionalism. Shows h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2005.
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| Series: | Planning, history, and the environment series.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | "Presents the history of American planners' quest for good cities and shows how New Urbanism is a culmination of ideas that have been evolving since the nineteenth century. Identifies four approaches to city-making: incrementalism, plan-making, planned communities, and regionalism. Shows how these cultures connect, overlap, and conflict"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415701325 (hbk : alk. paper) 0415701333 (pbk : alk. paper) |