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Downtown : Its rise and fall, 1880-1950
Abstract from the distributor :
"Downtown" is the first history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. It tells the fascinating story of how downtown--and the way Americans thought about downtown--changed over time. By showing…
"Downtown" is the first history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. It tells the fascinating story of how downtown--and the way Americans thought about downtown--changed over time. By showing…
Déclin et survie des grandes villes américaines
Présentation par l'éditeur :
« Les villes forment un immense laboratoire pour faire des expériences, commettre des erreurs, échouer ou réussir en matière d’architecture et…
Company town : The industrial Edens and satanic mills that shaped the American economy
Abstract from the publisher : Company town: The very phrase sounds un-American. Yet company towns are the essence of America. Hershey bars, Corning glassware, Kohler bathroom fixtures, Maytag washers, Spam—each is the signature product of a…
Colin Gordon, "Mapping decline : St. Louis and the fate of the American city" : New books in history
Cities: The international journal of urban policy and planning (Vol. 29, Supplement 1)
Extract from the Editorial: You are reading the first issue of Current Research on Cities... The first four issues will all be supplements to the journal Cities, prior to an independent launch in 2014. Although Current Research on Cities has much…
Cities and citizenship at the U.S.-Mexican border : The Paso del Norte metropolitan region
Abstract from the publisher : At the center of the 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexico border, a sprawling transnational urban space has mushroomed into a metropolitan region with over two million people whose livelihoods depend on global manufacturing,…
Chinatowns in a transnational world : Myths and realities of an urban phenomenon
Abstract from the publisher : This book explores the history, the reality, and the complex fantasy of American and European Chinatowns and traces the patterns of transnational travel and traffic between China, South East Asia, Europe, and the…
Century of the city : No time to lose
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One in every ten people lived in urban areas a century ago. Now, for the first time ever, most people live in cities. By 2050, the United Nations projects, almost three-quarters of the world's population will call…
Beyond privatopia : Rethinking residential private government
Abstract from the publisher : The rise of residential private governance may be the most extensive and dramatic privatization of public life in U.S. history. Private communities, often called common interest developments, are now home to almost…
American urban form: A representative history
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American urban form--the spaces, places, and boundaries that define city life--has been evolving since the first settlements of colonial days. The changing patterns of houses, buildings, streets, parks, pipes and wires,…
American urban architecture : Catalysts in the design of cities
From the preface :
In pre-twentieth-century Europe, cities often reflected common ideas about the design of urban buildings. Typically the form of cities was cohesive, and public spaces were clearly defined because each building played a part in an…
American city planning since 1890
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City planning is an ancient activity but a modern profession. The city planning profession in the United States arose from the urban reform movements of the 1890s and early years of this century. Here, in a volume…
After the factory : Reinventing America's industrial small cities
Abstract from the publisher : The most pressing question facing the small and mid-sized cities of America's industrial heartland is how to reinvent themselves. Once-thriving communities in the Northeastern and Midwestern U. S. have decayed sharply…