Designing the modern city : urbanism since 1850 /

A comprehensive new survey tracing the global history of urbanism and urban design from the industrial revolution to the present. Written with an international perspective that encourages cross-cultural comparisons, leading architectural and urban historian Eric Mumford presents a comprehensive surv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mumford, Eric Paul, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Urban policy > History.
Cities and towns > History.
City planning > History.
Politique urbaine > Histoire.
Villes > Histoire.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Cities and towns.
City planning.
Urban policy.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Emergence of Modern Urbanism
  • CHAPTER TWO. Cities in the Americas and the International Influence of the City Beautiful Movement
  • CHAPTER THREE. From Tenement Reform to Regional Planning, 1840-1932
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Emergence of Avant- Garde Urbanism in the 1920s and 1930s
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Mid-Twentieth-Century Modern Urbanism
  • CHAPTER SIX. Urban Design, Team 10, and Metabolism After 1953
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Crisis of Utopia
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Globalization and Urbanism fr om the 1950s to the Present
  • Conclusion
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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