The city is the frontier / by Charles Abrams.

Main entry:

Abrams, Charles, 1902-1970.

Title & Author:

The city is the frontier / by Charles Abrams.

Edition:

[1st ed.].

Publication:

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, [1965]

Description:

xii, 394 pages ; 22 cm

Series:

Harper colophon books

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Urban problems in our urban age. The city at bay ; The slum ; The housing problem ; The racial upheaval in cities -- Part II. The prescription : urban renewal. The federal role in housing and urban renewal ; Urban renewal is renewed ; The rosier side of renewal investment ; Dislocation and relocation ; Some blessings of urban renewal ; Rehabilitation and a tale of two cities -- Part III. The larger perspectives. Implications of the new federal system ; The housing problem : the need for objectives ; Blueprints for American cities -- The city faces the future.
Also issued online.

Subject:

City planning United States.
City planning.
Städtebau
Wohnen
Stadsvernieuwing.
Sociaal-economische situatie.
Renovacao Urbana.
United States.
USA

Holdings:

Location: Library main 135173
Call No.: W16678; ID:85-B24488
Status: Available

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