American city planning since 1890
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Titre
American city planning since 1890
Sujet
, aménagement urbain, histoire urbaine, histoire de l'urbanisme, États-Unis, United States, twentieth century, vingtième siècle, politique urbaine, Scott Mel
Description
Abstract from the publisher :
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 commissioned to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the American Institute of Planners, the author examines the beginnings of urban planning and traces its gradual emergence as a guiding influence in all levels of government. The book is remarkably comprehensive and includes a wealth of detail gleaned from hundreds of original documents and extensive interviews with pioneers of the profession. Mr Scott describes the political movements, the persons and institutions, the civic crises, the legislative struggles, and the sometimes serious reverses that comprise the principal elements in the planning story; perhaps more importantly, he gives much attention to the intellectual history of planning.
The late
Mel Scott was a planner, writer, lecturer and a research associate at the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
