Reclaiming American cities : the struggle for people, place, and nature since 1900 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Platt, Rutherford H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Urban ecology (Sociology) > United States.
City planning > United States.
Urban policy > United States.
Urbanization > United States.
Écologie urbaine > États-Unis.
Politique urbaine > États-Unis.
Urbanisation > États-Unis.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
City planning.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban policy.
Urbanization.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • American cities in 1900: a patchwork of silk and rags
  • Competing visions in the Progressive Era
  • The central city renewal engine
  • The suburban sprawl engine
  • Battling the bulldozer: the Indiana Dunes and other sacred places
  • Legacies of sprawl: a witch's brew
  • Replanting urbanism in the 1990s: a garden of acronyms
  • New age "Central Parks": two grand slams in a single
  • Reclaiming urban waterways: one stream at a time
  • Humane urbanism at ground level.

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