Main entry:

Gallion, Arthur B.

Title & Author:

The Urban Pattern : City Planning and Design / by Arthur B. Gallion and Simon Eisner. Chapter title sketches by Anthony Stoner.

Edition:

2d ed.

Publication:

Princeton, N.J., Van Nostrand [1963]

Description:

x, 435 pages illustrations, maps 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-423).
[Table of Contents] -- PART I: THE CITY OF THE PAST -- CHAPTER 1: The Dawn of Urbanization -- From Cave to Village -- Political Formation -- Evolution of Physical Form -- Cities of Ancient Lands -- CHAPTER 2: The Classic City -- Government by Law -- The Democracy of Athens -- The Humble City -- Hippodamus -- Public Space -- The Size of Cities -- The Dwellings -- Decline of the City -- The Hellenistic City -- Roman Prowess -- Monuments and Diversion -- Slums and Decay -- CHAPTER 3: The Medieval Town -- Out of the Dark Ages -- Castle, Church and Guild -- The Picturesque Town -- Medieval Dwellings -- Medieval Institutions -- CHAPTER 4: The Neo-Classic City -- Mercantilism and Concentration -- Congestion and Slums -- Gunpowder -- The Renaissance -- Monarchy and Monumentalism -- The Baroque City -- Behind the Façades -- Colonial Expansion-America -- From Radials to Gridiron -- PART II: THE INDUSTRIAL CITY -- CHAPTER 5: The Industrial Revolution -- Handcraft to Machines -- Transportation -- Communications -- Public Health and Safety -- The Factory Town -- The Utopians -- The Model Towns -- Horizon of Improvement -- Movement to the Cities -- The Spiral of Land Values -- CHAPTER 6: The City of Contrasts -- Last of the Baroque -- Mid-Victorian Mediocrity -- The City Beautiful -- The City of Commerce -- The Need for Regulation -- Zoning -- Extension of Public Services -- CHAPTER 7: The Living Environment -- Patrick Geddes -- The Garden City -- The Common Denominator -- England -- The Satellite Garden Town -- Sweden -- France -- Germany -- Holland -- Russia -- Italy -- Austria -- Switzerland -- CHAPTER 8: Transition -- The Speculative Instinct -- Land Subdivision -- The Suburban Community -- The Mobile Population -- World War I -- The Garden Apartment -- Henry Wright -- Radburn -- Housing-An Investment -- CHAPTER 9: Issues In Focus -- The Great Depression -- Inventory -- "Priming The Pump" -- Experiments -- Slum Clearance Begins -- The United States Housing Act -- Meeting the Need -- The Planning Dilemma -- War Begins a New Decade -- PART III: THE PLANNING PROCESS -- CHAPTER 10: The Legal Foundation -- An Age of Urban Anarchy -- When Official Planning Began -- The Police Power -- Zoning: The First Step -- Changing Interpretation of the Law -- The Public Welfare -- Zoning and Community Character -- Enabling Legislation for Planning -- Transition -- Esthetic Standards -- Planning as a Government Function -- The Planning Consultant -- The Citizen's Role -- CHAPTER 11: The General Plan -- A Comprehensive Plan is Needed -- Purpose of the Plan -- The Plan is a Process -- The Plan for Land Use -- The Plan for Circulation -- Inventory of the Physical Structure -- Inventory and Classification of Land Use -- Inventory of Social and Economic Factors -- Changing Character of Cities -- The Plan is Teamwork -- Platitudes -- CHAPTER 12: The Zoning Plan -- The Precise Plans -- Zoning Defined -- Zoning Procedures -- Zoning Districts -- Height and Bulk -- Flexible Zoning -- Off-Street Parking -- Some Conventional Deficiencies -- PART IV: THE CITY TODAY -- CHAPTER 13: Subdivision of Land -- The Use of Land -- Private Property in Land -- Land Subdivision and Speculation -- Escape! -- People Need Cities -- Subdivision Regulations -- Subdivision Procedure -- Modern Subdivision Trends -- Planned Development: The Community Unit -- Density Control -- CHAPTER 14: The Neighborhood Unit -- A Unit of Urban Design -- The Neighborhood Unit Defined -- Open Space -- Neighborhood Recreation -- Urban Conservation -- Schools -- The Neighborhood Is People -- CHAPTER 15: Commercial Centers -- The New Market Places -- Overzoning -- Parking -- Shopping Centers -- Downtown -- The Mall -- CHAPTER 16: The Circulation System -- Channels of Movement -- Traffic Engineering: A Palliative -- A Place to Walk -- The Right-of-Way -- Street Design -- The Regional System -- The Freeway -- The Traffic Lane -- The Interstate Highway -- Movement of People and Goods -- Terminal Space: Off-Street Parking -- Railroads -- The Third Dimension -- Integration or Disintegration -- PART V: NEW HORIZONS -- CHAPTER 17: Rebuilding Our Cities -- The Penalty for Neglect -- The Housing Act of 1949 -- Urban Renewal -- "Predominately Housing" -- The Workable Program -- To Sell or Lease -- Control of Obsolescence -- Taxation in Reverse -- Control of Obsolescence -- Renewal Is for People -- CHAPTER 18: The New Towns -- British Planning Policy -- Compensation and Betterment -- The London Region -- The New Towns -- Variations of the Theme -- Chandigarh and Brasilia -- CHAPTER 19: The New Utopians -- The Search for Space -- The Search for Form -- The Density Equation -- On Common Ground -- CHAPTER 20: Metamorphosis -- Symbols of Purpose -- Eclecticism -- Cities are Dated -- Symmetry or Freedom? -- New Dimensions -- The Penetration of Space -- The Habit of Congestion -- The Cultural Vacuum -- Unity of Purpose -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

"With the same basic philosophy so well received in the first edition, this second edition gives new and added emphasis to the planning function. The revisions are highlighted with an excellent selection of new photographs, and the new census figures are reflected in the presentation. The material in the second edition is considerably more concise and consolidated. New chapters include such important topics as urban renewal and development, new towns, and urban planning as a government function. Features: 1. A wealth of carefully chosen illustrations with extensive and informative captions. 2. A text arrangement that is flexible and adaptable to various academic levels. 3. Arrangement of the book into parts in a manner that permits individual subject treatment. 4. Wide scope and applicability to a variety of fields as a text or reference work. 5. Discussion of contemporary trends in city planning, both in general and in the most important details, with desirable patterns indicated. Although designed to serve as a text and reference book for the student of city growth and planning, the book will also be of special value to professionals. Because of its special chapter and section arrangement, it may be used in a variety of courses in allied fields. It will serve to systematize instruction in the planning field given through departments of architecture, civil engineering, business administration, political science, economics, sociology, and geography. Prerequisites vary according to the level for which the book is used. The authors are indebted to the many who have contributed to the rich sources of information and ideas upon which this book has drawn. We record our sincere gratitude to those who have been quoted and to those from whom illustrations have been obtained." -- Preface

ISBN:

0442025963
9780442025960

Subject:

City planning.
Stadsplanning.
Stedenbouw.

Form/genre:

Land use

Added entries:

Eisner, Simon, author.
Stoner, Anthony, illustrator.
Eisner, Simon

Holdings:

Location: Library main 33982
Call No.: ID:88-B5462
Status: Available