City and town planning: architectural aspects Books
Yale University Press Survey of London SouthEast Marylebone
Book SynopsisProviding essential knowledge about the British capital's built environment, these two volumes cover a large portion of the parish of St. Marylebone, bounded to the south by Oxford Street and to the north by the Marylebone Road, and stretching from just west of Marylebone High Street to the parish boundary along Cleveland Street near Tottenham Court Road to the east. This area is rich in historic buildings and includes some of London's most celebrated addresses, including Portland Place, Cavendish Square, and Harley Street. Among the most important buildings covered in this superbly illustrated book are Robert and JamesAdam's development of Portland Place, where the Royal Institute of British Architects' headquarters is a notable 20th-century insertion. Other landmarks include Marylebone Parish Church, All Saints Margaret Street and All Souls Langham Place, and the vast, recently demolished Middlesex Hospital. In addition to new photography, this volume includes meticulous architecturaTrade Review"These two [volumes] cover a chunk of the historic West End in unrivalled detail following years of rigorous research." — Robert Bevan, Evening Standard"Superbly researched, well written and comprehensively illustrated" — John Martin Robinson, Country Life"the authors have […] deepened our understanding of what urbanity is, and how it can be preserved and enhanced." — Geoffrey Tyack, The Georgian"two splendid volumes" — Mark Girouard, The Victorian"the scholarly traditions of the Survey are more than maintained and the attractiveness of the product, both in words and pictures, seems ever to get brighter." — Frank Kelsall, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society“One cannot do justice in a review to the depth and diversity of these volumes, to their enhancement of understanding of a complex area of London.” – Bridget Cherry, London Topographical Society Newsletter“At a time when the bookshelves groan with fresh publications on the capital, a single chapter of the Survey is worth a whole volume of psychogeographical lucubrations.” —Simon Bradley, The Burlington Magazine
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WW Norton & Co The Architectural Pattern Book
Book SynopsisThis manual documents the revival of the traditional architectural pattern book as a means of implementing urban design.Trade Review"The beauty of the system is that it is based on existing excellence not style, and typological selection is helped by a broad consensus on what is proven to work." -- Ben Bolgar - RIBA Journal
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WW Norton & Co Gardens of Eden
Book SynopsisHistorical profiles of the major planned communities of early twentieth-century Long Island.Trade Review"Scholars of Long Island’s leading significance in American residential architecture will be very pleased with this important new contribution to regional housing history. . . . [E]xcellent work from the authors of this volume . . . . [T]he material is fresh, compact, interesting, and fills a significantly large gap in our understanding of how Long Island’s real estate projects of the early 20th century laid a mighty foundation for the rise of the post-World War II suburbs." -- Long Island History Journal"[A] beautifully descriptive book . . . Gardens of Eden is a page turner for the history buff, filled with classical pictures of the storied homes Long Island is known for." -- Long Island Weekly"[D]eserves ongoing mention as a top local reference gathering the work of architectural historians and local historians . . . . From museum developments and how properties were marked and divided to the early evolution of Long Island’s real estate community, Gardens of Eden packs in historical and social analysis in a presentation filled with social, political, economic, and architectural insights on choices made and their rationale. The result is a solid survey that’s highly recommended for any collection strong in New York state history." -- Midwest Book Review: California Bookwatch"[C]ompiled chapter by chapter by knowledgeable historians, an endeavor eight years in the making. . . Gardens of Eden is an interesting read for Port Washington residents and all Long Islanders." -- Port Washington News"Gardens of Eden makes a major contribution to our understanding of the development of residential architecture and community in America. The unique geography of Long Island, with its transit links to New York City, resulted in the creation of a series of extraordinary planned communities where developers, architects, and affluent home owners created a vision of American life in the country that would be closely linked with the city. We owe a great debt to the developers who planned these major garden communities, to the authors in this book who comprehensively analyze these communities, and to the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities for publishing this handsome volume." -- Andrew Scott Dolkart, Professor of Historic Preservation, Director of the Historic Preservation Program, Columbia University School of Architecture"For residents of metropolitan New York, Gardens of Eden provides the first detailed look at a key component of the area’s development, one that has had a profound and enduring effect on the landscape. For scholars of American urbanism, this book is an important case study that reveals the great extent of planned residential communities of the early twentieth century. Far from being rare exceptions, they represent a significant thrust in real estate endeavors that was transformative in its impact." -- Richard Longstreth, Professor of American Studies, George Washington University
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Becoming an Urban Planner
Book SynopsisBecoming an URBAN PLANNER Are you considering a career in urban planning? Becoming an Urban Planner is the best place to start. Through in-depth interviews with more than eighty urban planners across the United States and Canada, this book gives you a valuable insider's look at your future profession as it is lived and practiced. Becoming an Urban Planner introduces you to the urban planning professionits history, what you must know to prepare for a career in planning, and the different types of planning jobs. Beyond the basics, though, it shows you the realities of what it's really like to be a planner today. You'll learn about: The skills you'll need and how to hone them in school and on the job Potential career paths and what people in these positions do Using internships, job shadowing, and other opportunities to break into the field Deciding among planning specialties and moving between public and private sectors Table of ContentsAbout The Authors xi Preface xii Acknowledgments xiv 1 Becoming an Urban Planner: What Planners Do 1 Employment in Planning 3 A Young Profession: Planning Emerges in the Late Nineteenth Century 5 An Age of Idealism in Design 6 The Advent of Zoning 9 Policy Planning Emerges Simultaneously 10 Planning and Social Injustice 11 Planning In the Late Twentieth Century 12 Urban Planning Is about the Future 13 Urban Planning Is about Place 14 Urban Planning Is about Helping Other People Make Decisions 17 The Planning Process 18 Profile: Getting People Involved in the Process 19 Buyer Beware: Things You Might Not Like About a Career in Planning 23 What Kind of Salary Can a Planner Expect to Make? 25 Skills for Becoming an Urban Planner 26 2 Becoming an Urban Planner: Education 31 What Research Shows About Plannersʼ Education 31 Preparing for a Professional Education 32 Communicating in Words 42 Communicating through Pictures 45 Being Comfortable with Numbers 50 Drawing, Planning, and Urban Design 54 Picking a College Major 60 And on to Graduate School 63 Choosing the Right Graduate Program 65 Accreditation 69 What's In A Name? 70 Theses, Projects or other Capstone Requirements 70 Applying to Graduate School 70 Financing a Planning Education 73 Planning Curriculum: Knowledge, Skills, and Values 74 Specializations 78 Dual-Degree Options 78 Alternative Paths 79 Public Administration 79 Urban Studies 80 Economics 81 Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and urban Design 81 Civil Engineering 81 Planning Law 82 Profile: Becoming a Land Use Lawyer 84 Conclusion 85 3 Becoming an Urban Planner: Experience 87 Informational Interviews 88 Job Shadowing 89 Volunteer Experience 90 Internships 92 Cooperative Education 94 Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTA 94 Networking to Break the Ice 96 Career Ladders: Moving Ahead From That First Job 97 4 Planners’ Many Paths 99 Many Paths into a Planning Career 99 Profile: Entering the Field 100 Profile: Using Your Analytic and Creative Talents 102 Profile: Applying a Talent for Mapping 104 Who Influenced You? 109 Where Do You Want to Work? 117 Profile: Becoming a Developer 119 Profile: Becoming a Small Town Planner 122 Profile: Establishing a One-Person Planning Firm 124 Profile: Making Transitions 127 Planning Timeframes 131 Current Planning 131 Profile: Enforcing Codes and Reviewing Plans 133 Profile: Addressing the Challenges of Long-Range Planning 136 Profile: Improving Quality of Life in the Long Term 138 Profile: Creating Comprehensive Plans 140 At What Geographic Scale Do You Want to Work? 144 Profile: Working with Communities 145 Profile: Bridging Rural and Urban Areas 148 Profile: Planning in a Midsized City 150 Profile: Becoming a Planning Director 153 Profile: Charting Another Path to Planning Director 159 Profile: Merging Regional and Local Planning 164 Profile: Planning at the Regional Scale 167 Profile: Planning at the State Level 170 Profile: Leading a State Planning Agency 173 Profile: Planning in the Federal Government 175 Profile: Consulting for the Federal Government 178 What Planning Topics Interest You? 179 Urban Design 179 Profile: Designing Places 181 Profile: Using Urban Design to Create Consensus 185 Housing Planning and Policy 189 Profile: Filling Housing Needs 190 Economic Development Planning 193 Profile: Planning for Economic Development: Public Sector 195 Profile: Planning for Economic Development: Consulting 198 Historic Preservation Planning 200 Profile: Protecting, Preserving, and Planning for Historic and Cultural Resources 202 Community Engagement and Empowerment 205 Profile: Engaging Neighborhoods 208 Profile: Listening to People 211 Environmental and Natural Resources Planning 216 Profile: Advocating for Sustainability 219 Profile: Specializing in a Holistic Way 221 Geographic Information Systems 222 Profile: Specializing in GIS 223 Land use Planning, Law, And Code Enforcement 225 Profile: Bridging Technical Disciplines 227 Profile: Specializing in Code Writing 231 Profile: Specializing in Land Use Law 232 Profile: Assessing the Economic Impacts of Land Use Decisions 234 Transportation Planning 238 Profile: Developing Transportation Models 239 Profile: Planning for Transit 243 Profile: Advocating for Transit and Transportation Improvements 245 Profile: Integrating Land Use and Transportation 247 Planning For Sustainability 250 New Urbanism 252 Profile: Applying the Principles of New Urbanism 253 Profile: Fostering Transit-Oriented Development 256 Profile: Creating Change and Livable Communities 260 Profile: Planning for Bicyclists and Pedestrians 262 Emerging Specializations In The Era Of Sustainability 263 Profile: Planning for Hazards and Emergencies 264 Profile: Developing Green Communities 266 Profile: Planning for Sustainable Energy 268 Teaching Others to Become Planners 270 Profile: Becoming a Planning Professor 271 Profile: Moving from Planner to Professor 275 Profile: Being Called to a University Career̶ With a Practical Slant 279 Challenges and Rewards 281 5 What Is the Future of Planning? 293 Economic Recession and Planning 293 Profile: Coping with Layoff 294 Geospatial Technology and Planning 295 Profile: Adapting Zoning to the Twenty-first Century 295 Rediscovering Public Health 296 Profile: Planning Healthy Communities 297 Carbon, Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Planning for Sustainable Energy 300 Planning For Climate Adaptation 301 Planning For Climate Mitigation 304 A Bright Future for Planning 306 Resources 307 References 311 Index 313
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Urbanism Imported or Exported
Book SynopsisMuch recent literature dealing with the formation of modern cities, particularly in developing countries has not adequately conveyed the complexity of the issues. Using a selection of examples from around the world and from the past two centuries, this book explores the transfers of models that seek to shape urban environments.Trade Review“…an interesting read…well worth reading about…” (Building Engineer, January 04)Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction: Transporting Planning xiJOE NASR AND MERCEDES VOLAIT Chapter 1 Writing Transnational Planning Histories 1ANTHONY D. KING PART 1 THE LATEST MODELS 15 Chapter 2 Making Cairo Modern (1870–1950): Multiple Models for a ‘European-style’ Urbanism 17MERCEDES VOLAIT Chapter 3 The Transformation of Planning Ideas in Japan and its Colonies 51CAROLA HEIN Chapter 4 Learning from the US: the Americanisation of Western Urban Planning 83STEPHEN V. WARD PART 2 CITY-BUILDING, STATE-BUILDING AND NATION-BUILDING 107 Chapter 5 Urbanism as Social Engineering in the Balkans: Reform Prospects and Implementation Problems inThessaloniki 109ALEXANDRA YEROLYMPOS Chapter 6 From ‘Cosmopolitan Fantasies’ to ‘National Traditions’: Socialist Realism in East Berlin 128ROLAND W. STROBEL Chapter 7 The Preservation of Egyptian Cultural Heritage through Egyptian Eyes: The Case of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l’Art Arabe 155ALAA EL-HABASHI PART 3 POWERFUL SUBJECTS 185 Chapter 8 From Europe to Tripoli in Barbary, via Istanbul: Municipal Reforms in an Outpost of the OttomanEmpire around 1870 187NORA LAFI Chapter 9 Beirut and the Étoile Area: An Exclusively French Project? 206MAY DAVIE Chapter 10 Local Wishes and National Commands: Planning Continuity in French Provincial Towns in the 1940s 230JOE NASR PART 4 FOREIGN EXPERTS, LOCAL PROFESSIONALS 263 Chapter 11 Foreign Hires: French Experts and the Urbanism of Buenos Aires, 1907–32 265ALICIA NOVICK Chapter 12 Politics, Ideology and Professional Interests: Foreign versus Local Planners in Lebanon under President Chehab 290ERIC VERDEIL Chapter 13 Towards Global Human Settlements: Constantinos Doxiadis as Entrepreneur, Coalition-Builder and Visionary 316RAY BROMLEY Contributors Biographies 341 Index 345
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Living Streets
Book SynopsisWritten for teams of engineers, transportation planners, landscape architects, and urban planners, this book provides a broad overview of the growing approach towards complete and sustainable street design.Trade Review"A chief purpose of Living Streets is to encourage designers to see streets as "more than just places to drive." The book explores how intelligent street planning can create good places for living, working, and playing; strengthen community interaction; encourage healthier ways of life; develop local economies; and promote urban patterns that are less dependent on fossil fuels." (Better! Cities & Towns, September 2012)Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi OVERVIEW xiii Chapter 1 PLACEMAKING IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY 1 The Function of Places 2 Why Invest in a Quality Public Realm? 4 Placemaking and Design 5 Encouraging the Use of Public Space 11 Reclaiming Right-of-Way for Public Places 14 Considering All the Elements in the Right-of-Way 21 Chapter 2 MOBILITY 23 Connecting People to Places 24 Why Have Walkable, Bikeable Communities? 25 The Size and Shape of Movement 26 The Pace of Movement 34 A Shift in Thinking 35 Chapter 3 NATURAL SYSTEMS 39 Reconnecting Cities to Nature 40 Urban Biodiversity 41 Natural Systems and Opportunities in the Right-of-Way 42 Why Reconnect Nature and the City? 49 Chapter 4 ELEMENTS 51 Places to Move Through 52 Materials 58 Intersections 59 Bicycle Facilities 61 Signage 68 Street Furniture 70 Street Trees and Landscaping 74 Swales and Rain Gardens 74 Curbs, Gutters, and Alternatives 77 Parking 79 Chapter 5 INFLUENCES 83 Considering Context 84 Policy Foundation—Policies That Infl uence Street Design 87 Codes, Guidelines, and Standards 93 Reality Factors 99 Chapter 6 TYPOLOGIES 113 Typologies Overview 113 Residential Streets 115 Green Streets 123 Alleys 139 Main Streets 154 Thoroughfares 171 Shared-Use Streets 182 Festival Streets 193 Chapter 7 CASE STUDIES 207 Mint Plaza 208 Nord Alley 217 Central Annapolis Road 225 78th Avenue SE Shared Use 235 High Point 243 Barracks Row 255 New York City 263 Terry Avenue North 271 Chapter 8 WHAT'S NEXT 285 Biophilic Cities: More Nature in the City 286 New Technologies 287 Building the Dream 290 Conclusions 296 RESOURCES 301 INDEX 311
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Landscapes for Learning
Book SynopsisAsk people what they remember most about the physical surroundingsof their childhood and they''re likely to describe a special placeout of doors--a school yard, a patch of woods, a community garden.For it is outside space that is most conducive to the ebb and flowof spontaneous activities, offers rich and often surprising sensoryinput, and provides endless possibilities for exploration. If theclassroom is the place where children are taught, the outdoors iswhere they learn on their own. A growing legion of landscape architects is exploring andexploiting the ability to create outdoor environments that optimizethe learning experience and mirror the ideas, values, attitudes,and cultures of those who inhabit them. In Landscapes for Learning,Dr. Sharon Stine presents 11 case studies of the very best of thesedesign projects from around the world. Her findings describe notonly design concepts and end results--rich outdoor learningenvironments--but, more importantly, the processes thaTable of ContentsThe Players. Basics. Particular Places: School Environments Over Time. Congruence. Contrast. Back to Basics. Ode to the Outdoors. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc U.S. Landscape Ordinances
Book SynopsisState-by-state listings and explanations of municipal landscape ordinances In U.S. Landscape Ordinances, Buck Abbey furnishes landscape architects, planners, land-use attorneys, and students with a much-needed resource. This state-by-state presentation demystifies the complex planning laws and ordinances that determine landscape design parameters for more than 300 American cities. The author highlights sections of each ordinance that pertain to landscape architecture, boils the legalese down to plain English, explains the law''s main purpose and regulatory function, and spells out the practical implications from a design perspective. With the help of more than fifty diagrams and drawings that clarify complex spatial concepts, U.S. Landscape Ordinances reviews the entire spectrum of green laws currently on the books, including ordinances that cover: * Parking lots and vehicular use areas * Landscape buffers and screens * Street tree plantinTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION: LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES. ANNOTATED LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES. Alabama. Alaska. Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado. Connecticut. Florida. Georgia. Hawaii. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana. City and Town Ordinances. Parish Ordinances. State Ordinances. Louisiana Tree Ordinances. Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts. Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Nebraska. Nevada. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. New York. North Carolina. Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon. Pennsylvania. South Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas. Virginia. Washington. Wisconsin. Appendices. Selected Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Community Participation Methods in Design and
Book SynopsisThe only how-to guide to community design written from the design professional''s perspective. In this groundbreaking guide to the increasingly important discipline of community design, a leading international expert draws upon his own experiences and those of colleagues around the world to provide proven tools and techniques for bringing community members into the design process successfully and productively. The first and only how-to guide on community design developed for design professionals, Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning features: * Fifteen case studies chronicling community design projects around the world * Coverage of educational facilities, housing, and urban and rural environments * Design Games-a proven, culture-neutral approach to educating participants in their design options and the consequences of their choices * Proven techniques for fostering community participation in the design process * Checklists, worksheets, questioTrade Review"This how-to-guidebook is a great reference tool to understand principles and methods of community design." (Critic, June 2002)Table of ContentsParticipation Purposes. Participation Methods. Participation in Educational Facilities. Participation in Housing. Participation in Urban and Rural Environments. Bibliography. Additional Readings. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Planning the TwentiethCentury City The Advanced
Book SynopsisThis book uncovers the complex interplay of planning ideas and practices between local, national, and international levels throughout the past century.Trade Review"..well illustrated international narrative.." (Architectural Review, May 2002) "...will be very useful as a reference volume enabling teachers and scholars to explore themes in city planning such as garden cities...another strength of the book is the economic, social and political background which is provided as a context for the evolution of ideas and practice..." (Geography, October 2002) "...something of a tour-de-force...fluently and attractively written...an authoratitve voice on the subject..." (Planning History, 2002)Table of ContentsThe Author vii Acknowledgements ix Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Nineteenth-Century Antecedents 11 Chapter 3 The Emergence of Modern Planning 45 Chapter 4 War, Reconstruction and Depression I: The Major Traditions 81 Chapter 5 War, Reconstruction and Depression II: The Other Traditions 127 Chapter 6 Reconstruction and Modernisation I: The Major Traditions 157 Chapter 7 Reconstruction and Modernisation II: The Other Traditions 195 Chapter 8 The Zenith of Modernisation and Beyond I: The Major Traditions 227 Chapter 9 The Zenith of Modernisation and Beyond II: The Other Traditions 271 Chapter 10 Globalisation, Competitiveness and Sustainability I: The Major Traditions 307 Chapter 11 Globalisation, Competitiveness and Sustainability II: The Other Traditions 355 Chapter 12 Conclusions 395 Bibliography 409 Websites 443 Index 445
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Transportation Planning and the Future
Book SynopsisCurrent trends in transport, particularly the rise in CO_2 emissions, indicate that major changes in technology, public policy and individual behaviour are necessary to make the transport system more compatible with environmental sustainability. What then are the possible futures for sustainable systems of transport? In this book future scenarios are constructed on the basis of the recently developed ''spider model''. This model constructs an evaluation framework - based along spatial, institutional, economic and socio-psychological axes - which visualises the core factors that influence transport systems. These factors can operate either separately or in combination - this interaction creates scenarios which range from market-oriented to regulatory systems, and from individual to collective modes of transport. Drawing on the work of a range of transport analysts, the book suggests that the current trend away from sustainability and collective systems is likely to continue, but when soTable of ContentsSETTING THE SCENE. Transportation in a Conflicting Force Field. Transport and the Environment. Major Trends in European Transport. ANALYSIS OF NEW TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. New Transport Systems: Success and Failure Factors. Innovations in Automobile and Aviation Systems. The Potential of New Collective Transport Modes. SCENARIOS FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. Scenarios for Future Sustainable Transport Systems. The Spider Model for Composing Scenarios. Expert Views on the Future Transport System. New Transport Futures Designed by Expert Opinion. A Segment Analysis of Expert Groups for Transport Scenario Design. Environmental Impacts: Estimation of CO_2 Emissions. The Realism of Sustainable Mobility: An Assessment of Policy Options. References. Index.
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Wiley Cities for Citizens Planning and the Rise of
Book SynopsisIn an era of the globalization of finance, production and distribution networks, cities have become increasingly competitive. The business environments preferred by such international investment impact on the lives of citizens, on urban spaces, services, amenities and infrastructure.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: PLANNING AND THE RISE OF CIVIL SOCIETY. Planning and Civil Society in the Twenty-first Century: An Introduction (P. Marris). The New Political Economy of Planning: The Rise of Civil Society (J. Friedmann). CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE PRACTICE OF PLANNING. Learning Democratic Practice: Distributing Government Resources Through Popular Participation in Porto Alegre, Brazil (R. Abers). Local Environmental Conflicts in Latin America: Changing State-Civil Society Relations in Chile (F. Sabatini). THEORETICAL DEBATES. The Death of Modernist Planning: Radical Praxis for a Postmodern Age (L. Sandercock). Empowering Civil Society: Habermas, Foucault and the Question of Conflict (B. Flyvbjerg). Convivial Cities (L. Peattie). Endnotes. List of Figures. List of Tables. Contributors. Acknowledgments. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Introduction to Planning Practice
Book SynopsisThis introduction to town--and--country planning combines theory, procedures, and practice with detailed, real--world case studies. Both national and local perspectives in the United Kingdom are presented, clearly demonstrating how planning policies are mediated by local concerns in real situations.Trade Review"...a valuable edition to the current planning textbooks..." (Urban Studies, Vol.38, No.13, 2001)Table of ContentsWhat is Planning and What Do Planners Do? (C. Hague). Planning for Sustainable Development (J. Raemaekers). Development Plans (A. Prior). Development Control (D. Groves). Central Government Planning Policy (M. Quinn). Urban Renewal and Grants (C. Couch). Housing (M. Satsangi). Retail Development (G. Mappin P. Allmendinger). Planning for Transport (C. Carr I. Docherty). Town Centre Management (J. Grail). The Built Environment and Design (M. Higgins A. Karski). Planning to Conserve the Natural Heritage (J. Raemaekers). Planning for Minerals, Waste and Contaminated Land (J. Raemaekers). Tourism and Local Economic Development (T. Shaw). Public Participation, Equal Opportunities, Planning Policies and Decisions (R. Darke). Ethics and Town Planning (A. Prior). Conclusions (J. Raemaekers, et al.). Index.
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University of California Press Streets
Book SynopsisA collection of twenty-one essays that presents case studies on Kostof's model of urban forms and fabrics. It focuses on individual streets around the world and from different historical periods.Table of ContentsESSAYS BY: Annmarie Adams Nezar AlSayyad Eleni Bastea Charles Burroughs Greg Castillo Zeynep Celik Joan Draper Diane Favro Paul Groth Heng Chye Kiang Krystyna von Henneburg Richard Ingersoll Richard Longstreth Jean-Pierre Protzen John Howland Rowe Deborah Robbins Bruce Thomas Stephen Tobriner Marc Treib Dell Upton Gwendolyn Wright Fikret K. Yegul
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University of California Press Shaking Up the City
Book SynopsisShaking Up the City critically examines many of the concepts and categories within mainstream urban studies that serve dubious policy agendas. Through a combination of theory and empirical evidence, Tom Slater shakes up mainstream urban studies in a concise and pointed fashion by turning on its head much of the prevailing wisdom in the field. To this end, he explores the themes of data-driven innovation, urban resilience, gentrification, displacement and rent control, neighborhood effects, territorial stigmatization, and ethnoracial segregation. With important contributions to ongoing debates in sociology, geography, urban planning, and public policy, this book engages closely with struggles for land rights and housing justice to offer numerous insights for scholarship and political action to guard against the spread of an urbanism rooted in vested interest. Trade Review"Slater’s broad approach and global lens grant this book great potential to help scholars, especially younger ones, to rethink the logic behind research questions and approaches." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"Sitting down with Shaking Up the City: Ignorance, Inequality, and the Urban Question is like pulling up a chair with Tom Slater to talk about the state of play of urban studies. . . .Yet the highlight of this work is the intellectual contribution, which I see as holding the idea of epistemology – that is, the production of knowledge – and the idea of agnotology – that is, the production of ignorance – in tension with each other." * Urban Studies *"Shaking Up the City sets a new direction of critical urban geography." * Antipode *"Slater offers important insight for urban scholars and practitioners by showing how ideology, politics, and institutional arrangements interact to narrow urban policy choice sets." * Journal of the American Planning Association *"A detailed and very well-written account of several important concepts in critical urban theory." * Housing Studies *
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University of California Press Controlling Londons Growth
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University of California Press Middle Eastern Cities
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University of California Press Controlling Londons Growth
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University of California Press The Industrial Ephemeral
Book SynopsisWhat transformative effects does a multimillion-dollar industry have on those who work within it?The Industrial Ephemeralpresents the untold stories of the people, politics, and production chains behind architecture, real estate, and construction in areas surrounding New Delhi, India. The personal histories of those in India's large laboring classes are brought to life as Namita Vijay Dharia discusses the aggressive environmental and ecological metamorphosis of the region in the twenty-first century. Urban planning and architecture are messy processes that intertwine migratory pathways, corruption politics, labor struggle, ecological transformations, and technological development. Rampant construction activity produces an atmosphere of ephemerality in urban regions, creating an aesthetic condition that supports industrial political economy. Dharia's brilliant analysis of the sensibilities and experiences of work lends visibility to the struggle of workers in an era of growing urban inequality.Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Anonymity Introduction: An Asynchronous Time Line 1. Ephemeral Infrastructures 2. The Financial Sublime 3. Drawing Fantasies 4. The Industry of Sound 5. Inside the Pit 6. Concrete Love Conclusion: Inquilab Zindabad (Long Live Revolution) Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Peoples Home
Book SynopsisExamines the development of social rented housing over the years in Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the USA. This work shows how social housing policies and outcomes have been shaped by broader societal forces - political conflict, economic modernisation, and, also the growth of inequality and social polarization.Trade Review"This book presents the most authoritative comparative account of the origins of social rented housing and its subsequent development. By setting housing development. By setting housing developments in the context of historical changes in economies, politics and the development of the welfare state, it provides an important contribution to key debates in housing and social policy. The result is a text which is likely to be a key reference for those seeking to analyse and understand the housing situation and influences on its change." Alan Murie, Heriot-Watt University "Michael Harloe's review of social rented housing in six countries draws on research extending over 20 years. It will be welcomed by all students of housing and social policies." David Donnison, University of Glasgow "This book deserves to be acclaimed on at least two counts. It offers a penetrating explanation and not just a descriptive account of the developments of social rented housing in capitalist countries and therefore provides a much needed-basis for the evaluation, or introduction of new policies. Its coverage of international evidence is without peer, and it will be a source of inspiration to scholars and housing directorates for many years to come. But the book is also a major sociological contribution to the understanding of social policy in general. Housing has always been the odd man out in the apparatus of the national welfare state and has not always been given sufficient priority in accounts of social change. Michael Harloe places housing at the centre of public and scientific attention and this is bound to change a lot of ideas about the present welfare state. With the international breadth of his approach Michael Harloe shows what sociologists can do for the understanding of social policy - and perhaps therefore lay the basis for the construction of an international welfare state. Covering a wide range of international evidence the book is a tightly controlled theoretical exposition of social rented housing within general social policy. It is a formidable achievement." Peter Townsend, University of Bristol "This book is the boldest comparative study of housing policies I have ever read, and of a kind we all were waiting for. Detailed first-hand findings fit remarkably well in broad, analytical perspectives. Michael Harloe offers us both an account and an epic of the welfare state in that field, its premises and promises, its fulfillments and shortcomings, its looming demise." Christian Topalov, Harvard University "This is the closest thing to a definitive study of social rented housing in advanced capitalist countries currently available, and I do not expect it to be superseded for many years to come." Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction: Social Housing and Welfare Capitalism. 1. Social Housing and the `Social Question': Housing Reform before 1914. 2. The Temporary Solution: Social Housing after the Great War. 3. Social Housing in the Depression. 4. The Golden Age: Social Housing in an Era of Reconstruction and Growth. 5. Residualism Revived: Social Housing in the Contemporary Era. 6. Social Housing and Theories of Social Policy. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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Harvard University, Asia Center Earthquake Children
Book SynopsisEarthquake Children is the first book to examine the origins of modern Japan's infrastructure of resilience. Janet Borland vividly demonstrates that Japan's contemporary culture of disaster preparednessand its people's ability to respond calmly in times of emergencyare the results of learned and practiced behaviors inspired by earlier tragedies.Trade ReviewAn absorbing book…Narrates the vivid and emotional stories of how children experienced and made sense of the earthquake, how teachers and other adults interpreted the children’s experience, and the subsequent initiatives to develop disaster-preparedness in the public…Succeeds in illuminating the contemporary relevance of this historical study. -- Kaori H. Okano * Journal of Japanese Studies *This fascinating and well-researched volume makes a clear case for the important roles played by children and those thinking about children in the aftermath of the Great Kantō Earthquake…This book will be a worthwhile addition to libraries and useful for scholars of disasters and childhood. -- Alex Bates * Pacific Affairs *Earthquake Children is essential reading for historians of childhood and of disaster, but it has much to inform other histories as well. Women and men (and other adults somewhere in between) are not the only movers and shakers of scientific advances, technological innovations, and social change; generation and childhood contribute as well, and we should consider them much more often. -- Sabine Frühstück * Contemporary Japan *[Borland’s] research is thorough, her writing is often vivid, and the book is very well illustrated. Whether using her own words or those of Japan’s children, the author is able to convey a vivid sense of the horror of an event like the Great Kanto Earthquake and the difficulties faced by many survivors…Earthquake Children will appeal to anyone interested in social responses to earthquakes and other disasters in urban areas, to those interested in the history of children, and to anyone interested in the modern history of Tokyo. -- Gregory Smits * Monumenta Nipponica *Borland’s work is as intellectually rigorous as it is inspiring…This groundbreaking book explains how Japan came to be positioned at the forefront of disaster preparedness globally and highlights the role that children, schools, and education played in that dramatic transformation…I absolutely loved this book and have continued to think about it long after I finished reading the last page. It stands as an unforgettable reminder of how important it is to listen to what children have to say and to invest in their futures. -- Lori Peek * International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters *
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Harvard University Press Housing and Neighborhood Dynamics
Book SynopsisThis book assesses the effects of spatially concentrated programs for housing and neighborhood improvement. These programs provide direct assistance to low–income property owners in an attempt to arrest neighborhood decline and encourage revitalization.Table of Contents* Introduction * The Harvard Urban Development Simulation Model * Simulated and Actual Housing Market Characteristics * Program Design and Analytics * Impacts of Subsidies on Target Neighborhoods * Impacts of Spatially Concentrated Policies * Gentrification and Displacement * Summary of Findings and Directions for New Research Appendixes * History of the Modeling Project and Comparison with Other Models * Employment Location and Land Use Accounting * Demographic Change, Job Change, and Moving Behavior * The Demand and Tenure Choice Submodels * The Supply Sector and the Role of Expectations * New Construction and Structure Conversion * Determination of Residence Location and Structure Rents
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Princeton University Press Making Cities Work
Book SynopsisBrings together some of the leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in fast-evolving economy. Drawing on the research in the social sciences, this book explores optimal ways to manage the modern city and proposes solutions to some of the most pressing urban problems.Trade Review"Making Cities Work lays out creative solutions and presents new data that encourages cities to take innovative steps. It is a valuable source for people interested in the future of cities, and should prove quite useful to public officials responsible for turning cities into better places to live."--Ipek Emeksiz, Journal of American Studies of Turkey "Making Cities Work represents an important contribution to on-going debates and discourses concerning the fortunes of American cities."--Thomas A. Hutton, Urban Studies Journal "The book may help to re-develop American cities. It holds many lessons for cities in the developing world."--Manjusha Misra, International Journal of Environmental StudiesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables vii Foreword by Robert P. Inman xi Acknowledgments by Robert P. Inman xiii Contributors xv Chapter 1: Introduction: City Prospects, City Policies by Robert P. Inman 1 Chapter 2: Growth: The Death and Life of Cities by Edward L. Glaeser 22 Chapter 3: Transportation: Urban Transportation Policy by Kenneth A. Small 63 Chapter 4: Space: The Design of the Urban Environment by Witold Rybczynski 94 Chapter 5: Housing: Urban Housing Markets by Joseph Gyourko 123 Chapter 6: Immigration: How Immigration Affects U.S. Cities by David Card 158 Chapter 7: Race: The Perplexing Persistence of Race by Jacob L. Vigdor 201 Chapter 8: Poverty: Poverty among Inner-City Children by Janet Currie 226 Chapter 9: Education: Educating Urban Children by Richard J. Murnane 269 Chapter 10: Crime: Crime in the City by Philip J. Cook 297 Chapter 11: Finances: Financing City Services by Robert P. Inman 328 Index 363
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Princeton University Press The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright
Book SynopsisThis is the first book devoted to Frank Lloyd Wright's designs for remaking the modern city. Stunningly comprehensive, The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright presents a radically new interpretation of the architect's work and offers new and important perspectives on the history of modernism. Neil Levine places Wright's projects, produced over more thanTrade ReviewWinner of the 2017 PROSE Award in Architecture & Urban Planning, Association of American Publishers "In his bracing new book, The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright, Neil Levine affirms the genius appellation, but challenges the anti-urbanist label, examining seven sites of Wright's urban interventions... Some readers of Neil Levine's impressive book may conclude that since only a small portion of Wright's urban designing was actually realized, his work in this realm must be judged a failure. That is not the case; even when Wright's work survives only in words and drawings, they make significant contributions to our understanding of his achievement. This book, moreover, has another important dimension beyond Frank Lloyd Wright's own colossal career. It explores the history of cities and the urban situations that foster--and impede--the progress of architecture and its role in creating a better, healthier and more felicitous environment."-Thomas S. Hines, Times Literary Supplement "Levine ... strives valiantly to break Wright's partly vanguard, partly bonkers urban vision free from the tyranny of categorical misreading. This means contextualizing the nadir of Broadacre City within Wright's own musings on city planning, which nearly span the length of his career, beginning with his designs for a suburban compound at Oak Park, Chicago in the 1890s."--Samuel Medina, Metropolis "An authoritative study... The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright challenges the long-held assumption that Wright was an anti-urbanist, and Levine conveys a clear view of Wright seeking to improve the urban experience."--Gwyn Lloyd Jones, Architecture Today "Copiously illustrated with plans, maps, and photographs, this book sets forth a monument to one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century... A feast for the eyes and a font of information, this title belongs in all institutions that teach architecture."--Library Journal "This is a beautifully crafted study of Wright's place in the history of urbanism in the first half of the 20th century. Levine, professor of art and architecture history at Harvard, uses 'urbanism' to refer not just to cities but to projects for multiple owners, multiple architects, and built over time. He examines Wright's provocative ideas, ranging from a project in downtown Pittsburgh to the semi-rural plan of Broadacre City to a mixed-use scheme for Baghdad. The book, replete with sketches, drawings, plans, maps, and photographs from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, offers encyclopedic detail and density. Levine's exhaustive scholarship should make it required reading for practitioners and urban design students alike."--Craig Whittaker, Architectural Record "Frank Lloyd Wright made an indelible impression on 20th-century architecture with buildings such a Taliesin, Fallingwater, and New York's Guggenheim Museum... But what about his unrealized plans? Neil Levin's The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright ... explores some of the architect's most notable designs for cities--all but one of which was never erected... The full color drawings in Levine's book are intriguing renderings of what could have been."--Alina Cohen, Surface "Neil Levine's latest book offers a new, refreshing perspective on Wright... Levine resolutely maintains the reader's focus on Wright's work and genius by offering detailed and vivid descriptions of the journey underlying each of Wright's projects... The book is a treasure trove for every architect and aspiring architect, urbanist, engineer, infrastructure practitioner and inquisitive mind intrigued by the development of the relatively young field of city planning... This book will serve as essential reading for those seeking to carry forward that mission--improving urban planning through effective design."--Noor Bell, CityCity Magazine "The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright is a companion to Levine's landmark study The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, published in 1997, and it is as monumental as might be inferred from the 20-year wait."--Will Wiles, Apollo MagazineTable of ContentsPREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS X LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS XII INTRODUCTION XIV I: SUBURBS IN THE GRID: THE NEW STREETCAR CITY 1 WRIGHT'S FIRST URBAN DESIGN INITIATIVE: THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ROBERTS BLOCK, 1896 3 2 THE QUADRUPLE BLOCK PLAN AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL "HOME IN A PRAIRIE TOWN," 1900-1901 29 3 THE ROBERTS BLOCK REVISITED, 1903-4, THE CITY BEAUTIFUL, AND THE GARDEN CITY 48 4 THE QUADRUPLE BLOCK PLAN EXPANDED INTO AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHEME FOR THE CHICAGO CITY CLUB COMPETITION OF 1912-13 77 II: THE CITY IN QUESTION AT THE DAWN OF THE AUTOMOBILE AGE 5 CONGESTION AND ITS REMEDIES IN THE SKYSCRAPER CITY OF THE 1920s 119 6 DECENTRALIZATION VERSUS CENTRALIZATION: BROADACRE CITY'S RURALIST ALTERNATIVE TO LE CORBUSIER'S URBANISM, 1929-35 157 III: NEW VISIONS FOR THE CITY CENTER: URBANISM UNDER THE HEGEMONY OF THE AUTOMOBILE 7 A CIVIC CENTER MEGASTRUCTURE FOR THE LAKEFRONT OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, 1938 183 8 CRYSTAL CITY: A HIGHRISE, MIXED-USE, SUPERBLOCK DEVELOPMENT FOR WASHINGTON, D.C., 1940 222 9: THE POINT PARK CIVIC CENTER AND TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE FOR THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, 1947 261 10 PLAN FOR THE EXPANSION OF BAGHDAD ANCHORED BY A CULTURAL CENTER, 1957 334 CONCLUSION 385 NOTES 390 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 429 INDEX 436 CREDITS 446
£54.00
Princeton University Press City of Refuge
Book SynopsisThe vision of Utopia obsessed the nineteenth-century mind, shaping art, literature, and especially town planning. In City of Refuge, Michael Lewis takes readers across centuries and continents to show how Utopian town planning produced a distinctive type of settlement characterized by its square plan, collective ownership of properties, and communaTrade Review"Few architectural historians today have Michael Lewis's skill and fluency in the language of built stuff. Precise, elegant descriptions of buildings and their elements, grounded in rigorous scholarship and motivated by the author’s obvious passion for his subject, make City of Refuge a pleasure to read. . . . This is a beautifully made book."---Kathy Edwards, ARLIS"Lewis's elegantly composed and lavishly illustrated work helps us to understand more clearly the how and why of these early modern utopian experiments, and . . . offers a reminder of historic communal values that seem to have little influence in contemporary culture."---Christopher Silver, Indiana Magazine of History"A timely contribution. . . . Lewis demonstrates convincingly how inspired groups linked urban form and community ideals in practice. . . . Elegantly composed and lavishly illustrated."---Christopher Silver, Indiana Journal of History"Impressive and fascinating. . . . Lewis treats us to not only a multifaceted history of the ideal city from fifteenth-century Italy to nineteenth century America, but has fashioned a thoroughly enjoyable and often-entertaining journey along the way. The book is exceptionally well written, and sumptuously illustrated. . . [A]n important contribution to our understanding of the evolution of the modern landscape, City of Refuge should be of interest to scholars of the history of architecture and city planning, as well those involved in religious, cultural, and intellectual studies."---Kenneth A. Breisch, Rennaissance Quarterly"Lewis offers a great deal that is original and often provocative."---Carl Abbott, Buildings & Landscapes"“Although it should have a place in every collection on cultural studies and architectural history, City of Refuge is too well researched, too elegantly written and too beautifully illustrated to be confined to a library shelf. It wants to be read, and read it should be. It reflects historic interests and informs current debate. Students and scholars of various disciplines alike—from utopian studies to urban design—will find it accessible, lucid, and very rewarding.”"---Jan Frohburg, Irish Journal of American Studies"A fascinating exploration of the synthesis of societal forces and architectural forms that created the utopian communities in the United States."---Ralph Muldrow, Sacred Architecture JournalTable of Contents1 The Idea of the City of Refuge 9 2 The Sacred Squareness of Cities 19 3 The Protestant Tempering of Utopia 33 4 Christianopolis 57 5 The Lord's Grove 95 6 Harmony 131 7 Economy 169 8 Conclusion 203 Notes 219 Selected Bibliography 239 Index 243 Illustration Credits 249 Acknowledgments 253
£42.00
Princeton University Press Changing Places
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the James Short Senior Scholar Award, Communities and Place Division of the American Society of Criminology""A great, bracing read for us cultural theorists: the authors really interrogate what evidence means in a complex ecosystem such as a city, as well as what you do with it. The case studies in the rest of the book show off examples of evidence-led interventions, all with apparently proven social benefits: they include large-scale tree planting for health in Philadelphia, light rail ridership fighting obesity in Charlotte and the use of signs in LA parks to make people exercise. The message is a simple one: with the right evidence base, you can make meaningful changes. Like London’s cholera in 1854, you can cure a city of its social ills."---Richard J. Williams, Times Higher Education
£31.50
Princeton University Press Hitlers Northern Utopia Building the New Order
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Spiro Kostof Book Award, Society of Architectural Historians""Shortlisted for the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical Association""Azure Magazine's Gift Guide: Seven Books for Distanced Design Lovers""Drawing from a staggering trove of archival letters, maps, plans and diaries, Stratigakos’s Hitler’s Northern Utopia gracefully juxtaposes the oppressor’s dream with Norway’s brutal reality as she examines the country’s occupation and the labor force that worked on building the Nazi fantasy state that never was."---Lucy Tiven, Washington Post"As well as being a fascinating account of an unfamiliar but important aspect of the Second World War, this book is an exemplary model of scholarship. . . . It is a remarkable achievement, compelling in its originality and fascination, and a vital addition to the huge literature on the most horrific war in modern history."---Simon Heffer, The Telegraph"A fascinating archival study, Hitler’s Northern Utopia is the result of meticulous sleuthing through newspapers and old documents written in three different languages."---Johanne Elster Hanson, Times Literary Supplement"Among a younger generation of scholars unafraid to confront such once-taboo material, none has surpassed Despina Stratigakos. . . . In her latest book, Hitler’s Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway, Stratigakos . . . demonstrates a keen understanding of how Hitler’s perversion of architecture reflected that thwarted master builder’s ideological values, even beyond the German fatherland. Not the least of the surprises in this admirable but unsettling new study is that among the twenty or so countries subjugated in whole or in part by the Nazis, Norway was unique because Germany spent more on development there than it extracted in booty."---Martin Filler, New York Review of Books"If you thought (as I did) that, 75 years on from Hitler's death, there could surely be nothing new to learn about him, then this book by U.S. architectural historian Despina Stratigakos is an eye-opener."---Tony Rennell, Daily Mail"Unusual and provocative. . . . A special strength of the book is Stratigakos's attention to the fate of POWs—some Serbian, but mostly Russian. . . . Norwegian historians are coming to terms with both the occupation and their country's response in the 1950s and 60s. Hitler's Northern Utopia should be high on their must-read list. Nor will non-specialist readers be disappointed in it."---Jonathan Beard, Michigan War Studies Review"Architectural historian Despina Stratigakos mines a little-known chapter in 20th century history with insight, clarity and encyclopedic rigour. From the vision to re-fashion Trondheim into a new cultural capital to the scheme for an imposing super-highway linking the new city to Berlin, the book chronicles a darkly fascinating saga. It’s a chilling vision of the world as it could have been — and a reminder of architecture’s role in creating it." * Azure Magazine *"The reader gets an enormous amount of information about Norway in this beautiful and well-written book. Professor Stratigakos deserves much gratitude for a book which combines clear-headed precision and richness of detail with an understanding for the human cost of history."---Lars Baerentzen, Krigshistorisk Tidsskrift"Despina Stratigakos’s book compellingly engages with a lesser-known aspect of Nazi planning and spatial logistics – the occupation of Norway. . . . With skilful narration Stratigakos propels the reader from Hitler’s 1934 visit to the Norwegian fjords towards the 1940 German invasion. . . . The book is an accessible yet multidimensional assessment of space and ideology, wrapped up in a rich narrative of archival materials. Despina Stratigakos undoubtedly contributes to studies of landscape and memory."---Tereza E. Valny, History: Journal of the Historical Association"[A] fascinating new study. ... Highly recommended."" * Choice *"We all remember the image: a would-be Viking 'shaman' clad in horns, fur, feathers, and Norse tattoos storming the U.S. Capitol on 6 January 2021. Hundreds of White supremacists waving Confederate flags and brandishing Nazi insignia joined him in attempting to hunt down legislators in an effort to halt the certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election. In her riveting new study Hitler’s Northern Utopia, Despina Stratigakos takes us beyond the noxious theatrics of the Capitol insurrection to the horrifying reality of policies and plans imagined and partly realized by the regime of Adolf Hitler as it too indulged fantasies of connection to the Nordic past."---Barbara McCloskey, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians"“Hitler’s Northern Utopia provides an original and fascinating perspective on a lesser-known aspect of the Third Reich’s vision to create a thousand-year empire during the Second World War. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white photos that effectively accompany its lively prose, Hitler’s Northern Utopia presents a unique view of Germany’s attempt to incorporate a neighbor with which it shared deep-rooted racial and social ties. The book’s accessibility and unique perspective from an architectural historian will no doubt be of interest to students of World War II, the Third Reich, the history of its occupied countries, and the use of art and architecture as instruments of the state.”"---Mark Montesclaros, H-Net"Well-written, assiduously researched. . . . A fascinating case study, based on original documents." * Journal of Modern History *"Thorough and informed."---Alexander Adams, Alexander Adams Art
£22.50
Princeton University Press Changing Places
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the James Short Senior Scholar Award, Communities and Place Division of the American Society of Criminology""A great, bracing read for us cultural theorists: the authors really interrogate what evidence means in a complex ecosystem such as a city, as well as what you do with it. The case studies in the rest of the book show off examples of evidence-led interventions, all with apparently proven social benefits: they include large-scale tree planting for health in Philadelphia, light rail ridership fighting obesity in Charlotte and the use of signs in LA parks to make people exercise. The message is a simple one: with the right evidence base, you can make meaningful changes. Like London’s cholera in 1854, you can cure a city of its social ills."---Richard J. Williams, Times Higher Education
£19.00
University of British Columbia Press Planning Canadian Regions
Book SynopsisPlanning Canadian Regions is the first book to consolidate the history, evolution, current practice, and future prospects for regional planning in Canada. As planners grapple with challenges wrought by globalization, the evolution of massive new city-regions, and the pressures for sustainable and community economic development, a deeper understanding of Canada's approaches is invaluable.Hodge and Robinson identify the intellectual and conceptual foundations of regional planning and review the history and main modes of regional planning for rural regions, economic development regions, resource development regions, and metropolitan and city-regions. They draw lessons from Canada's past experience and conclude by proposing a new paradigm addressing the needs of regional planning now and in the future, emphasizing regional governance, greater inclusiveness and integration of physical planning with planning for economic sustainability and natural ecosystems.PlaTrade Review"Two senior scholars have written an illuminating work on the origins, concepts, scope, practice, and potential of regional planning in Canada. Its coverage is truly national, and its spirit, appropriately, is universal, critical, and exploratory." - Len Gertier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Planning, University of WaterlooTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: Regional Planning in Perspective Part 1: Foundations of Regional Planning 1 Roots of Regional Planning 2 Key Features of Regional Planning 3 The Imperative of Regional Boundaries 4 Formal Bases of Regional Planning Part 2: Planning Practice in Rural and Non-Metropolitan Regions 5 Planning Rural Regions and Their Communities 6 Regional Economic Development Planning 7 Regional Planning for Resource Conservation and Development and the Environment Part 3: Planning and Governing Practice in Urban-Based Regions 8 Planning and Governing Metropolitan Areas 9 Planning and Governing City-Regions Part 4: The Future of Regional Planning in Canada 10 The Continuing Need for Regional Planning 11 The Future Shape of Regional Planning Appendix Notes; References; Index
£31.50
University of British Columbia Press Rediscovering Thomas Adams
Book SynopsisThis updated reprint of a classic text offers a revealing glimpse into the past and an insightful perspective on the present state of planning and development in Canada.Trade ReviewThis book makes a timely contribution to current debates regarding the nature of the profession, the need to consider urban and rural issues together, the need to think holistically across departmental boundaries, and the need to creatively consider the future of rural areas in the face of a declining population base, crumbling infrastructure, and energy crisis. -- Frank Palermo, Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Planning and Director of the Cities and Environment Unit, Dalhousie UniversityTable of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction / Wayne J. CaldwellRural Planning and Development by Thomas Adams with Commentaries1 Introductory / Commentary by Jeanne M. Wolfe2 Rural Population and Production in Canada / Commentary by Michael Troughton3 Present Systems of Surveying and Planning Land in Rural Areas / Commentary by Hok-Lin Leung4 Rural Transportation and Distribution: Railways and Highways / Commentary by Ian Wight5 Rural Problems that Arise in Connection with Land Development / Commentary by Len Gertler6 Organization of Rural Life and Rural Industries / Commentary by Tony Fuller7 Government Policies and Land Development / Commentary by Jill L. Grant8 Returned Soldiers and Land Settlement / Commentary by John Devlin9 Provincial Planning and Development Legislation / Commentary by Gary Davidson10 Outline of Proposals and General Conclusions / Commentary by Wayne J. CaldwellAppendicesIndexesContributors
£999.99
University of British Columbia Press Condo Conquest
Book SynopsisWhen condominiums first emerged in North American cities in the 1960s, they were a new kind of housing governed by boards of resident owners volunteering in a community. Condo Conquest shows how the condo and its inner governance have since become something else entirely, taken over or conquered by an assemblage of firms specializing in condo law, real estate, security, and property management, as well as growing numbers of non-resident investors who purchase condo units as commodities.Drawing on the accounts of residents and board directors in Toronto and New York and myriad other sources, Randy Lippert takes a close look at the inner workings of condoization. He shows how condo governance increasingly involves a complex set of legal, social, and spatial relationships among various elements assembled together, including commercial agents, forms of knowledge, and technologies. The first major study of condominium governance in North America, Condo ConquestTrade ReviewLippert's argument is based on extensive interviews with owners, condo corporation directors, property managers, realtors, and others in Toronto and New York. Lippert builds his case with a close reading of the documents that delineate condo living: statutes that seem to grow more elaborate with each legislative revision, as well as corporation bylaws, reserve fund studies, house-rules documents, and the shorthand legal opinions that flood into condos from the newsletters of lawyers representing boards, property managers, and builders. -- John Lorinc * Literary Review of Canada *Table of Contents1 Introduction2 Condo Owners and Boards3 Assembling the Condo: Processes, Agents, and Knowledges4 Governing Condo Renters5 Condo Governance, Legal Knowledges, and Surveillance6 Policing Condo Nuisance7 Ups and Downs of Urban Governance: High-Rise Condo Elevators8 Conclusion: Law Reform, Assemblages, and Condo FuturesNotes; References; Index
£62.90
MN - University of British Columbia Press Condo Conquest Urban Governance Law and
Book SynopsisThis eye-opening study shows how the condo, developed to meet the needs of a community of owners in cities in the 1960s, has been conquered by commercial interests.Trade ReviewLippert's argument is based on extensive interviews with owners, condo corporation directors, property managers, realtors, and others in Toronto and New York. Lippert builds his case with a close reading of the documents that delineate condo living: statutes that seem to grow more elaborate with each legislative revision, as well as corporation bylaws, reserve fund studies, house-rules documents, and the shorthand legal opinions that flood into condos from the newsletters of lawyers representing boards, property managers, and builders. -- John Lorinc * Literary Review of Canada *Table of Contents1 Introduction2 Condo Owners and Boards3 Assembling the Condo: Processes, Agents, and Knowledges4 Governing Condo Renters5 Condo Governance, Legal Knowledges, and Surveillance6 Policing Condo Nuisance7 Ups and Downs of Urban Governance: High-Rise Condo Elevators8 Conclusion: Law Reform, Assemblages, and Condo FuturesNotes; References; Index
£999.99
University of British Columbia Press Planning on the Edge
Book SynopsisPlanning on the Edge explores the reality behind the rhetoric of Vancouver's reputation as a sustainable city and paves the way for developing Vancouver and its region into a place that is both economically sustainable and socially just.
£26.99
University of British Columbia Press Changing Neighbourhoods
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University of British Columbia Press The Heart of Toronto
Book SynopsisFrom the 1950s to the 1970s, downtown North America was reconfigured for the suburban age. Municipal officials planned renewal schemes, merchant groups lobbied for street improvements, developers built bigger and taller. Everywhere, attention turned to the problems and possibilities at the commercial and civic heart of cities.The Heart of Toronto follows one such example of reinvention: downtown Yonge Street. Efforts to keep pace with, or even lead, urban change included the street's conversion into a car-free public space, a clean-up campaign targeting the sex industry, and the construction of North America's largest urban shopping mall. These revitalization projects were all connected to wider trends of postwar decentralization, economic restructuring, and cultural transformation.Interweaving histories of development, civic activism, and corporate clout, The Heart of Toronto widens our understanding of the actors and power dynamics involved in remakTrade Review"Daniel Ross’ Heart of Toronto is a much needed analysis of a critical aspect of downtown Toronto’s postwar development." -- Ross Fair, Toronto Metropolitan University * Ontario Historical Society Review *"In The Heart of Toronto: Corporate Power, Civic Activism, and the Remaking of Downtown Yonge Street, historian Daniel Ross reminds us how streets provide a unique and critical lens into urban growth and development." -- Karen Chapple, University of Toronto * Journal of the American Planning Association *Table of ContentsThe Street and the City1 Making Downtown Yonge Street2 The City of Tomorrow3 A People Place4 Fighting Sin Strip5 Malling Main StreetRemaking Downtown Yonge StreetNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index
£25.19
University of British Columbia Press Condoland
Book SynopsisIn an era of frantic vertical urbanization known as “condoism,” Condoland explores the planning and design of Toronto’s CityPlace, one of North America’s largest residential development projects – and reveals what can happen when the real estate industry comes to dominate city planning.Trade Review"Condoland is a clear, comprehensive case study of the planning, design governance, and real estate processes that shaped Toronto’s "Vancouverization" (vertical urbanization)." -- M. C. Childs. University of New Mexico * CHOICE Connect *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: Planning, Urban Design, and Condominiums in Toronto1 Planning and the Tools of Design Governance2 The Central Area Plan and Reformist Planning and Urban Design3 Urban Intensification, Flexible Planning, and Vertical Urbanization4 "Condo-ism" and the Impacts of Vertical UrbanizationPart 2: Designing and Developing the CityPlace Megaproject5 Visions for Toronto’s Railway Lands6 "Vancouverism" in Toronto7 The Condominium Megastructure8 CityPlace and the Affordable Housing Conundrum9 A Tale of Two Halves on the Wittington Blocks10 Completing CityPlaceConclusionAppendix: Railway Lands/CityPlace Planning, Design, and Development TimelineNotes; References; Index
£31.50
University of British Columbia Press Vancouverism
Book SynopsisThis is the remarkable story, told by a key insider, about Vancouver’s dramatic transformation from a typical mid-sized North American city into an inspiring world-class metropolis celebrated for its liveability, sustainability, and vibrancy.Trade ReviewBeasley’s book is a captain’s log that will sit nicely alongside other books on city building in Vancouver. -- C. Cheung * The Tyee *...this will be the definitive insider’s account of the creation of Vancouver’s famous skyline, its downtown neighbourhoods and its mix of natural beauty and urbanism. -- Michael Kluckner * BC Bookworld *In Beasley’s hands, Vancouverism’s seemingly disparate parts emerge as a cohesive whole. -- Spencer Morrison * The Literary Review of Canada *...an insider’s view of how, especially during Beasley’s decades inside city hall, the Terminal City came to be an internationally renowned exemplar of livable, family-friendly urban neighbourhoods. -- Alex Bozikovic * Globe and Mail *Overall, this book is a fantastic look at the history of how a city came to be. -- Jenna Collingnon * Western Exteriors Magazine *Table of ContentsPrologueThe Beginnings | Frances BulaPart 1: What Is Vancouverism?1 Setting the Stage2 A Unique Context for Urban Innovation3 Counter-Intuitive Perspectives for Shaping a CityPart 2: The Key Urban Principles of Vancouverism4 Neighbourhoods5 Transportation Choices6 Diversity7 Urban Design8 Environmental Responsibility9 Public and Private CollaborationPart 3: The Future of Vancouverism10 New Iterations and Lessons LearnedEpilogueA Special Urban ExperienceNotes; Index
£33.25
Cornell University Press AfterImages of the City
Book SynopsisCriticism on the textual and iconographic construction of the city is extensive, yet the problem of historical change in representations of "the urban" has received little attention. Believing traditional accounts are limited by their reflection of a...Trade ReviewIn testing the concept of an 'after-image' as an analytical tool, the editors of this volume, Joan Ramon Resina and Dieter Ingenschay—both professors of literature—contribute fruitfully to the project of developing interdisciplinary methodological approaches to urban studies.... On the whole... the writing is direct and inventive. -- Ocean Howell * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *This collection of intriguing conference papers explores the culturally constructed imageries that crystallize, complement, and redefine urban experiences and futures—a multifaceted concept Resina (romance studies and comparative literature, Cornell Univ.) elaborates in his theoretical overview. Apart from an insightful exploration of multiple after-images in Steiglitz, photography, and New York (by Mary Woods), essays generally address this central concept through literary texts and related theories, leavened with references to anthropology and planning.... Summing Up: Recommended. * Choice *
£97.20
Cornell University Press The Just City
Book SynopsisSusan Fainstein's concept of the "just city" encourages planners and policymakers to embrace a different approach to urban development, combining progressive city planners' earlier focus on equity and material well-being with considerations of diversity.Trade Review[Fainstein's] work deepens, enriches, and extends deliberative planning theory in complementary rather than antagonistic ways. Like the idea of justice itself, The Just City is not the last word concluding a debate. More important, it is a trenchant, penetrating, and reasoned contribution to precisely that discursive and contested, but necessary and fruitful deliberative process that fuels the hope for progress toward realization of the just city. -- Sarah J. Peterson * Journal of Planning Education and Research *The just city is one in which equity, democracy, and diversity are important considerations. This is in contrast with the city as growth machine. Fainstein examines three cities: New York, London, and Amsterdam. She provides a history of post–World War II planning and then focuses on fairly recent cases of development in each. Her goals, though modest, are important if growing inequality in urban areas is to be reversed. Recommended. * Choice *Susan Fainstein's book is the result of some 20 years of intense research and thinking on the subject of the 'just city,' and it seems likely to me to become something of a classic.... Fainstein's slightly deadpan style serves only to make her accounts more compelling. A recent history of planning in London, written with equality, democracy and diversity in mind, is really useful as a teaching tool. Here the Docklands development, Coin Street and the 2012 Olympics are placed under scrutiny, with the last of those three, perhaps not surprisingly, receiving poor marks on the grounds of equity not least because the 'huge expenditure involved took away resources from other parts of London and the country more widely without providing them any benefits beyond the glory of hosting the Games.'... She notes that there are two possible responses to the injustices illustrated by the book. The first is to recognize the impossibility of achieving even small amounts of justice within the dominant system of global capitalism. The second, which is one that Fainstein herself adheres to, is that much can be achieved through incremental change. The book's final chapter is therefore devoted to a discussion of policies that are conducive to social justice in cities. Her vision is of a world where market forces no longer dominate decisions about city planning and justice drives the world of policy. -- Flora Samuel * Times Higher Education Supplement *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Toward an Urban Theory of Justice 1. Philosophical Approaches to the Problem of Justice 2. Justice and Urban Transformation: Planning in Context 3. New York 4. London 5. Amsterdam: A Just City? 6. Conclusion: Toward the Just City References Index
£45.00
Cornell University Press Public Housing Myths
Book SynopsisPopular opinion holds that public housing is a failure. Over the past decade, however, historians and social scientists have quietly exploded the common wisdom about public housing. This volume provides an updated, panoramic view of public housing.Trade ReviewAddressing and debunking 11 widely held assumptions about public housing and why it failed, this much-needed book largely discredits the policy rhetoric concerning the problematic stereotypes associated with public housing.... The book adeptly points out that to blame public housing on the persistence of crime, poverty, and other social problems is simply not accurate. -- D.A. Oakley * CHOICE *For tenants like those who I [have spoken to in my research] – and for indeed anyone who has tried to engage in discussions about public housing – the value of this book cannot be overstated. Public debate about public housing requires an arsenal of rebuttals to confront these destructive myths, as well as a lot of energy and patience. As I read through this collection, I could feel a growing sense of relief – finally, it's here! In one volume!... Public housing – as an institution, a home and social policy – has long needed a resource like Public Housing Myths. Anyone whose scholarly or professional work involves public housing should be required to read this comprehensive and convincing volume. -- Martine August * Social & Cultural Geography *Table of ContentsIntroductionI. PlacesMYTH #1. Public Housing Stands Alone by Joseph HeathcottMYTH #2. Modernist Architecture Failed Public Housing by D. Bradford HuntMYTH #3. Public Housing Breeds Crime by Fritz Umbach and Alexander GerouldMYTH #4. High-Rise Public Housing Is Unmanageable by Nicholas Dagen BloomII. PolicyMYTH #5. Public Housing Ended in Failure during the 1970s by Yonah FreemarkMYTH #6. Mixed-Income Redevelopment Is the Only Way to Fix Failed Public Housing by Lawrence J. ValeMYTH #7. Only Immigrants Still Live in Eu ro pe an Public Housing by Florian UrbanMYTH #8. Public Housing Is Only for Poor People by Nancy KwakIII. PeopleMYTH #9. Public Housing Residents Hate the Police by Fritz UmbachMYTH #10. Public Housing Tenants Are Powerless by Rhonda Y. WilliamsMYTH #11. Public Housing Tenants Did Not Invest in Their Neighborhoods by Lisa LevensteinNotes Acknowledgments Contributor Biographies Index
£81.00
MB - Cornell University Press Constructive Feminism Womens Spaces and Womens
Book SynopsisIn Constructive Feminism, Daphne Spain examines the deliberate and unintended spatial consequences of feminism's second wave, a social movement dedicated to reconfiguring power relations between women and men.Trade ReviewA valuable addition to the literature on women and the environment that has dwindled with the waning of second-wave feminism. As I read the book, I realized how much more work remains to be done, albeit as part of the third wave. * Journal of Urban Affairs *This book is a valuable addition to introductory planning classes....reading about the challenges and obstructionist actions faced by women as they built safe spaces was a very visceral experience. * Journal of Planning Education and Research *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Spatial Consequences of the Second Wave 1. Feminist Practice: Social Movements and Urban Space 2. Women's Centers: Nurturing Autonomy 3. Feminist Bookstores: Building Identity 4. Feminist Health Clinics: Promoting Reproductive Rights 5. Domestic Violence Shelters: Protecting Bodily Integrity 6. After the Second Wave: Necessary Spaces
£999.99
Cornell University Press Public Housing Myths
Book SynopsisPopular opinion holds that public housing is a failure. Over the past decade, however, historians and social scientists have quietly exploded the common wisdom about public housing. This volume provides an updated, panoramic view of public housing.Trade ReviewAddressing and debunking 11 widely held assumptions about public housing and why it failed, this much-needed book largely discredits the policy rhetoric concerning the problematic stereotypes associated with public housing.... The book adeptly points out that to blame public housing on the persistence of crime, poverty, and other social problems is simply not accurate. -- D.A. Oakley * CHOICE *For tenants like those who I [have spoken to in my research] – and for indeed anyone who has tried to engage in discussions about public housing – the value of this book cannot be overstated. Public debate about public housing requires an arsenal of rebuttals to confront these destructive myths, as well as a lot of energy and patience. As I read through this collection, I could feel a growing sense of relief – finally, it's here! In one volume!... Public housing – as an institution, a home and social policy – has long needed a resource like Public Housing Myths. Anyone whose scholarly or professional work involves public housing should be required to read this comprehensive and convincing volume. -- Martine August * Social & Cultural Geography *Table of ContentsIntroductionI. PlacesMYTH #1. Public Housing Stands Alone by Joseph HeathcottMYTH #2. Modernist Architecture Failed Public Housing by D. Bradford HuntMYTH #3. Public Housing Breeds Crime by Fritz Umbach and Alexander GerouldMYTH #4. High-Rise Public Housing Is Unmanageable by Nicholas Dagen BloomII. PolicyMYTH #5. Public Housing Ended in Failure during the 1970s by Yonah FreemarkMYTH #6. Mixed-Income Redevelopment Is the Only Way to Fix Failed Public Housing by Lawrence J. ValeMYTH #7. Only Immigrants Still Live in Eu ro pe an Public Housing by Florian UrbanMYTH #8. Public Housing Is Only for Poor People by Nancy KwakIII. PeopleMYTH #9. Public Housing Residents Hate the Police by Fritz UmbachMYTH #10. Public Housing Tenants Are Powerless by Rhonda Y. WilliamsMYTH #11. Public Housing Tenants Did Not Invest in Their Neighborhoods by Lisa LevensteinNotes Acknowledgments Contributor Biographies Index
£22.79
Johns Hopkins University Press The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted
Book SynopsisThe Olmsted Papers project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Trust for the Humanities, the National Association for Olmsted Parks, as well as private foundations and individuals.Trade ReviewOlmsted the man belongs to his own time, but his work and words continue to have meaning today... The editors are preserving a life and a work instructive for the future as well as of the past. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography A major contribution to American letters, an important step in the documentation of this American genius. Smithsonian magazine This volume of Olmsted's papers affords an exceptional glimpse not only of the man, but also of his time, and Olmsted was an acute observer of his time. Business History Review
£65.02
Johns Hopkins University Press Since Megalopolis The Urban Writings of Jean
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCollects some of the outstanding writings on the city by Gottmann since 1961, many of them out of print in English . . . The book is a minor masterpiece, a sympathetic but emphatic rebuttal of the presumptions of those who would plan our lives.—New ScientistTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. The Opening of the Oyster ShellPart I. Urban OriginsChapter 1. Orbits: The Ancient Mediterranean Tradition of Urban NetworksPart II. Urban CentralityChapter 2. Urban Centrality and the Interweaving of Quaternary ActivitiesChapter 3. Capital CitiesChapter 4. The Study of Former CapitalsPart III. City and MetropolisChapter 5. Economics, Esthetics, and Ethics in Modern UrbanizationChapter 6. The Growing City as a Social and Political ProcessPart IV. MegalopolisChapter 7. How Large Can Cities Grow?Chapter 8. Megalopolitan Systems around the WorldChapter 9. Planning and Metamorphosis in JapanPart V. The Transactional CityChapter 10. Office Work and the Evolution of CitiesChapter 11. Urban Settlements and TelecommunicationsChapter 12. The Recent Evolution of OxfordPart VI. Living in the Modern MetropolisChapter 13. The Ethics of Living at High DensitiesChapter 14. Urbanization and Employment: Toward a General TheoryChapter 15. The Metamorphosis of the Modern MetropolisPart VII. ImplicationsChapter 16. Transatlantic Orbits: The Interplay in the Evolution of CitiesUrban Publications by Jean GottmannIndex
£23.85
Johns Hopkins University Press Ethical Land Use Principles of Policy and
Book SynopsisAn examination of the ethical dimensions of land use decisions and policy, on the premise is that all land use decisions invariably involve ethical choices. Beatley is co-author, with Philip Berke, of "Planning for Earthquakes".Trade ReviewThis volume is the first of its kind in which ethical dimensions of land use are both stated and encouraged... A valuable addition to libraries in environmental studies, geography, and planning. Choice
£26.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Magnetic Los Angeles
Book SynopsisThis study explores how the professionalization of planning affected practice and how the idea of decentralization became a major force in shaping the environment and on the process of community building. The book uses Los Angeles as a case study, revealing its national implications.Trade ReviewHise has written a fascinating history of L.A. and the thought process behind its developments. He deflates the myth that this megalopolis grew without rhyme or reason. -- Jack Kyser Los Angeles Times Book Review "This fresh look at Los Angeles is clearly framed as a study whose subject has national implications... Magnetic Los Angeles is the first authoritative study we have on how the professionalization of planning... affected practice, on how the idea of decentralization became a major force in shaping the environment, and on the intricate details of the process of community building... Hise underscores how rich a yield studying Los Angeles can bring. -- Richard Longstreth American Studies International Hise postulates a thesis that is as revolutionary as it is straightforward... Hise's narrative is well written and clearly structured, as he nimbly guides the reader through various informational thickets... Magnetic Los Angeles is bound to initiate a whole new direction in planning research. -- Robert Wojtowicz Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians This is an important book and should be read by anyone interested in the history of the city, the homebuilding industry, and the twentieth-century western landscape. -- Stuart McElderry Western Historical Quarterly Hise's synthetic perspective is state-of-the-art: he breaks important new ground in the analysis of metropolitan structure... [and] affords us an alternative view of postwar urbanization, one that can easily be translated to other urban settings. -- Robert Hodder Journal of Planning Education and Research A welcome and bracing dose of reality. -- Harold Henderson Planning Hise makes a compelling case for L.A. as a product of middle-class dispersal from disquieting ethnic centers, the Progressive Era's proselytism of the social hygiene in suburbs, [and] 50 years of federal housing policy based on home ownership and segregation. -- D. J. Waldie Los Angeles Times
£24.75
Johns Hopkins University Press Worthy of the Nation Washington D.C. from
Book SynopsisIllustrated with plans, maps, and new and historic photographs, the second edition of Worthy of the Nation provides researchers and general readers with an appealing and authoritative view of the planning and evolution of the federal district.Trade ReviewThis account clearly makes the case that the city would never have emerged in its present (and strikingly beautiful) form without the strong hand of planners who were politically empowered to run roughshod over the desires of various commercial developers and private interests. -- Francis Fukuyama American Interest 2007 New life for a classic. Planning 2007
£57.60
Johns Hopkins University Press The Papers of Frederick Law Olmstead Parks
Book SynopsisThe Olmsted Papers project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Trust for the Humanities, the National Association for Olmsted Parks, as well as private foundations and individuals.Trade ReviewOlmsted the man belongs to his own time, but his work and words continue to have meaning today... The editors are preserving a life and work instructive for the future as well as the past. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and BiographyTable of ContentsIllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionEditorial PolicyShort Titles Used in CitationsChapter I: January 1874-August 1874Chapter II: August 1874-Januaty 1875Chapter III: February 1875-February 1876Chapter IV: April 1876-December 1876Chapter V: January 1877-October 1877Chapter VI: october 1877-July 1878Chapter VII: January 1879-October 1879Chapter VIII: December 1879-May 1880Chapter IX: May 1880-December 1880Chapter X: February 1881-December 1881Chapter XI: January 1882-March 1882Appendix I Chronology of Frederick Law Olmsted, 1874-1882Appendix II The Spoils of the Park with a Few Leaves From the Deep-Laden Note-Books of "A Wholly Unpractical Man." (1882)Appendix III Patronage Journal (1873-1877)Appendix IV List of Textual AlterationsIndex of Plant MaterialsGeneral Index
£68.85
