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Starting with the colonial period, but focusing especially on the Progressive era, Richard Foglesong offers both a narrative account and a theoretical interpretation of urban planning in the United States. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-o



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*One. The Problem Of Planning, pg. 1*Two. Colonial Town Planting, pg. 28*Three. Early Housing Reform, pg. 56*Four. Parks And Park Planning, pg. 89*Five. Planning The City Beautiful, pg. 124*Six. Roads Not Taken, pg. 167*Seven. Planning The City Practical, pg. 199*Eight. Planning And Contradiction, pg. 233*Bibliography, pg. 258*Index, pg. 281

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691610610, 978-0691610610
      ISBN10: 0691610614
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      Book Synopsis

      Starting with the colonial period, but focusing especially on the Progressive era, Richard Foglesong offers both a narrative account and a theoretical interpretation of urban planning in the United States. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-o



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*One. The Problem Of Planning, pg. 1*Two. Colonial Town Planting, pg. 28*Three. Early Housing Reform, pg. 56*Four. Parks And Park Planning, pg. 89*Five. Planning The City Beautiful, pg. 124*Six. Roads Not Taken, pg. 167*Seven. Planning The City Practical, pg. 199*Eight. Planning And Contradiction, pg. 233*Bibliography, pg. 258*Index, pg. 281

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