gogo

New urbanism and American planning the conflict of cultures /

Talen, Emily, 1958-

New urbanism and American planning the conflict of cultures / [electronic resource] : Emily Talen. - New York : Routledge, 2005. - x, 318 p. : ill., maps. - Planning, history, and the environment series . - Planning, history, and the environment series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-308) and index.

"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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.



GBA509057 bnb


City planning--History.--United States
Cities and towns--History.--United States


Electronic books.

HT167 / .T35 2005

307.12160973

Powered by Koha