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The birth of city planning in the United States, 1840-1917 [elect ronic resource] / Jon A. Peterson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Creating the North American landscape | ACLS Humanities E-BookPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.Description: xxi, 431 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cmSubject(s): Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : urban planning in the American past -- Sanitary refor m and landscape values, 1840-1890 -- Civic art, 1890-1900 -- The nation 's first comprehensive city plan, 1900-1902 -- The origins of the city beautiful, 1897-1902 -- The birth of the city planning ideal, 1902-1903 -- The new planning ideal and the public interest, 1902-1904 -- The ou tburst of great civic schemes, 1902-1905 -- City beautiful planning : d reams and reality, 1905-1909 -- City beautiful planning : a transitiona l art, 1905-1909 -- The social progressive challenge, 1909 -- The birth of city planning, 1909-1910 -- An elusive quest, 1911-1917 -- Opportun istic interventionism, 1911-1917 -- Epilogue : American urban planning as a fragmented art.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-416) and index.

Introduction : urban planning in the American past -- Sanitary refor m and landscape values, 1840-1890 -- Civic art, 1890-1900 -- The nation 's first comprehensive city plan, 1900-1902 -- The origins of the city beautiful, 1897-1902 -- The birth of the city planning ideal, 1902-1903 -- The new planning ideal and the public interest, 1902-1904 -- The ou tburst of great civic schemes, 1902-1905 -- City beautiful planning : d reams and reality, 1905-1909 -- City beautiful planning : a transitiona l art, 1905-1909 -- The social progressive challenge, 1909 -- The birth of city planning, 1909-1910 -- An elusive quest, 1911-1917 -- Opportun istic interventionism, 1911-1917 -- Epilogue : American urban planning as a fragmented art.

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2008. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of a ccess: Intranet.

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