New urbanism and American planning
Subtitle: the conflict of cultures
By: Emily Talen.
Series: Planning, history, and environment series; Planning, history, and the environment series.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: City planning -- United States -- History; Cities and towns -- United States -- History
Description: "Presents the history of American planners' quest for good cities and shows how New Urbanism is a culmination of ideas that have been evolving since the nineteenth century. Identifies four approaches to city-making: incrementalism, plan-making, planned communities, and regionalism. Shows how these cultures connect, overlap, and conflict"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Framework; title: Principles; title: Incrementalism; title: Urban plan-making; title: Planned communities; title: Regionalism; title: Successes and failures; title: Conclusion.