Invented Edens : techno-cities of the twentieth century / Robert H. Kargon and Arthur P. Molella.

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Kargon, Robert H. (Robert Hugh)

Title & Author:

Invented Edens : techno-cities of the twentieth century / Robert H. Kargon and Arthur P. Molella.

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viii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Series:

Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-186) and index.
Introduction: The arc of utopias -- Neotechnics in the garden : the marriage of country and town -- Planning for national regeneration : techno-cities in the interwar years -- Techno-città : technology and urban design in fascist Italy -- The techno-city goes to war : America in World War II and after -- Utopia revived : from industrial modernism to community -- The city of disciplines : utopia denied, utopia restored -- Techno-nostalgia and the new urbanism -- Conclusion: The fate of the industrial Eden.

Summary:

Techno-cities are planned cities that were developed in conjunction with large industrial or technological enterprises, blending the technological and the pastoral, the mill town and the garden city. This book looks at several examples, including Norris, Tennessee, Torviscosa, Italy, and Disney's Celebration, Florida.

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ISBN:

9780262113205 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
0262113201 (hbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Cities and towns Effect of technological innovations on.
Information technology Social aspects.
Telecommunication Social aspects.
Social history 20th century.
Villes Effets des innovations sur.
Technologie de l'information Aspect social.
Télécommunications Aspect social.
Histoire sociale 20e siècle.
Social history
Industrialisierung
Moderne
Stadtplanung
Stadtsoziologie
Städtebau
Technischer Fortschritt
Urbanität
Wohngebiet
Steden.
Technische vernieuwing.

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Books.

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Molella, Arthur P., 1944-
Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation.

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Location: Library main 258223
Call No.: BIB 188907
Status: Available

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