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Originating in archaic parables of the Garden and the Citadel, gender allegories have been projected upon built environments throughout history.

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"While the book certainly is focused largely on the history and theories of city planning, the inclusion of archetypes expands the discussion to the fields of psychology and, to a more limited degree, philosophy." -- Frederick Lutt, University of Cincinnati * Journal of Urban Affairs *

Table of Contents
List of Figures Preface Introduction: Modernity and Its Urban Context 1. Paradigms of City Form in the Urbanism of Ebenezer Howard and Jane Jacobs 2. Howard vs. Jacobs: Ideal City or Authentic Street? 3. Twentieth-Century Transformations of the Garden and the City 4. The Neighbourhood as a State of Wonderment: The Urbanist Dream of Jane Jacobs 5. Spectacle and Contempt in City Form: Howard and Jacobs 6. The Ghost of Howard: Advent of the Masterplan and the Loss of Place 7. "Growth Ain’t Expansion": Jacobs in Toronto 8. Urban Space: Medium or Message? Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 1/9/2020 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781487501266, 978-1487501266
      ISBN10: 1487501269
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originating in archaic parables of the Garden and the Citadel, gender allegories have been projected upon built environments throughout history.

      Trade Review
      "While the book certainly is focused largely on the history and theories of city planning, the inclusion of archetypes expands the discussion to the fields of psychology and, to a more limited degree, philosophy." -- Frederick Lutt, University of Cincinnati * Journal of Urban Affairs *

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures Preface Introduction: Modernity and Its Urban Context 1. Paradigms of City Form in the Urbanism of Ebenezer Howard and Jane Jacobs 2. Howard vs. Jacobs: Ideal City or Authentic Street? 3. Twentieth-Century Transformations of the Garden and the City 4. The Neighbourhood as a State of Wonderment: The Urbanist Dream of Jane Jacobs 5. Spectacle and Contempt in City Form: Howard and Jacobs 6. The Ghost of Howard: Advent of the Masterplan and the Loss of Place 7. "Growth Ain’t Expansion": Jacobs in Toronto 8. Urban Space: Medium or Message? Bibliography Index

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