Main entry:

Peterson, Jon A.

Title & Author:

The birth of city planning in the United States, 1840-1917 / Jon A. Peterson.

Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2003.

Description:

xxi, 431 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Series:

Creating the North American landscape

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-416) and index.
Introduction : urban planning in the American past -- Sanitary reform and landscape values, 1840-1890 -- Civic art, 1890-1900 -- The McMillan plan for Washington, D.C., 1900-1902 : the nation's first comprehensive city plan -- The origins of the city beautiful, 1897-1902 -- The birth of the city planning ideal, 1902-1903 -- The new planning ideal and the public interest, 1902-1904 -- The outburst of great civic schemes, 1902-1905 -- City beautiful planning : dreams and reality, 1905-1909 -- City beautiful planning as a transitional art, 1905-1909 -- The social progressive challenge, 1909 -- The birth of city planning, 1909-1910 -- City planning, 1911-1917 : elusive quest -- City planning, 1911-1917 : opportunistic interventionism -- Epilogue and conclusion : American urban planning as a fragmented art.
Also issued online.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"This book by Jon A. Peterson presents a sweeping narrative history of the origins of city planning in the United States, from its nineteenth-century antecedents to its flowering in the early twentieth century. Deeply researched, well-written, and engaging, the text is supplemented by a selection of historic plans, illustrations, and photographs."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0801872103 (perm. paper)
9780801872105 (perm. paper)

Subject:

City planning United States History.
Cities and towns United States History.
Urbanisme États-Unis Histoire.
Villes États-Unis Histoire.
Cities and towns.
City planning.
Social conditions
Stadtplanung
Städtebau
Stedenbouw.
Ontstaansgeschiedenis.
Stadtplanung USA Geschichte
Entwicklungsplanung
Condition sociale.
1850-1899.
1900-1914.
1914-1918.
Histoire.
Planification urbaine.
Urbanisme.
1840-1917
City planning United States.
Cities and towns United States.
United States Social conditions 1865-1918.
États-Unis Conditions sociales 1865-1918.
United States.
USA
États-Unis.
Etats-Unis
Urban planning United States 1840-1920.
Cities United States 1840-1920.
Towns United States 1840-1920.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Creating the North American landscape.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 228692
Call No.: HT167. P47 2003
Status: Available