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Autore |
Kolson Kenneth L. <1945-> |
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Titolo |
Big plans [[electronic resource] ] : the allure and folly of urban design / / Kenneth Kolson |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Collana |
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Center books on contemporary landscape design |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns |
City planning |
Urban renewal |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-224) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO TRAJAN'S FORUM; 2 THE ""HIDDEN CITIES"" OF ANCIENT NORTH AMERICA; 3 CLEVELAND AS CITY BEAUTIFUL; 4 UTOPIAN VISIONS ON THE CRABGRASS FRONTIER; 5 URBAN RENEWAL; 6 THE STRANGE CAREER OF ADVOCACY PLANNING; 7 TWO CHEERS FOR SPRAWL; 8 WHEN GOVERNMENT DARES TO DREAM; 9 THE BRITISH LIBRARY; 10 WITH ITS ""DOORS SET WIDE TO THE CITY""; 11 SIMCITY AND OUR TOWN; Notes; Select bibliography; IIlustration credits; Index |
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