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The Making of Urban America : A History of City Planning in the United States / John William Reps.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©1965Description: 1 online resource (592 p.) : 314 figsContent type:
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  • 9780691238241
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 European City Planning on the Eve of American Colonization -- 2 The Spanish Towns of Colonial America -- 3 The Towns of New France -- 4 Town Planning in the Tidewater Colonies -- 5 New Towns in a New England -- 6 New Amsterdam, Philadelphia, and Towns of The Middle Colonies -- 7 Colonial Towns of Carolina and Georgia -- 8 Pioneer Cities of the Ohio Valley -- 9 Planning the National Capital -- 10 Boulevard Baroque and Diagonal Designs -- 11 Checkerboard Plans and Gridiron Cities -- 12 Cemeteries, Parks and Suburbs: Picturesque Planning in the Romantic Style -- 13 Cities for Sale: Land Speculation in American Planning -- 14 Towns by the Tracks -- 15 The Towns the Companies Built -- 16 Cities of Zion: The Planning of Utopian and Religious Communities -- 17 Minor Towns and Mutant Plans -- 18 Chicago Fair and Capital City: the Rebirth of American Urban Planning -- Notes on the Illustrations -- Note on Cartographic Research Methods -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Bibliography of Sources Consulted -- Index
Summary: 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.

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 European City Planning on the Eve of American Colonization -- 2 The Spanish Towns of Colonial America -- 3 The Towns of New France -- 4 Town Planning in the Tidewater Colonies -- 5 New Towns in a New England -- 6 New Amsterdam, Philadelphia, and Towns of The Middle Colonies -- 7 Colonial Towns of Carolina and Georgia -- 8 Pioneer Cities of the Ohio Valley -- 9 Planning the National Capital -- 10 Boulevard Baroque and Diagonal Designs -- 11 Checkerboard Plans and Gridiron Cities -- 12 Cemeteries, Parks and Suburbs: Picturesque Planning in the Romantic Style -- 13 Cities for Sale: Land Speculation in American Planning -- 14 Towns by the Tracks -- 15 The Towns the Companies Built -- 16 Cities of Zion: The Planning of Utopian and Religious Communities -- 17 Minor Towns and Mutant Plans -- 18 Chicago Fair and Capital City: the Rebirth of American Urban Planning -- Notes on the Illustrations -- Note on Cartographic Research Methods -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Bibliography of Sources Consulted -- Index

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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