Making of Urban America A History of City Planning in the United States

Name: Making of Urban America A History of City Planning in the United States
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ISBN: 9780691006185

ISBN-10: 0691006180

ISBN-13: 9780691006185

Edition: 1965

Authors: John William Reps, John William Reps

List price: $63.00

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This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.

Book details

List price: $63.00
Copyright year: 1965
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/5/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 10.55" wide x 8.31" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface



European Planning on the Eve of American Colonization



The Spanish Towns of Colonial America



The Towns of New France



Town Planning in the Tidewater Colonies



New Towns in a New England



New Amsterdam, Philadelphia, and Towns of the Middle Colonies



Colonial Towns of Carolina and Georgia



Pioneer Cities of the Ohio Valley



Planning the National Capital



Boulevard Baroque and Diagonal Designs



Gridiron Cities and Checkerboard Plans



Cemeteries, Parks, and Suburbs: Picturesque Planning in the Romantic Style



Cities for Sale: Land Speculation in American Planning



Towns by the Tracks



The Towns the Companies Built



Cities of Zion: The Planning of Utopian and Religious Communities



Minor Towns and Mutant Plans



Chicago Fair and Capital City: The Rebirth of American Urban Planning


Notes on the Illustrations


Note on Cartographic Research Methods


Acknowledgments


Bibliography


Index