02958nam 2200697Ia 450 991082838720332120240416173320.00-8018-8146-3(CKB)1000000000451211(OCoLC)70727480(CaPaEBR)ebrary10070308(SSID)ssj0000474788(PQKBManifestationID)11342446(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474788(PQKBWorkID)10455221(PQKB)10886484(SSID)ssj0000159161(PQKBManifestationID)11176975(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159161(PQKBWorkID)10158050(PQKB)11711215(MdBmJHUP)muse20150(Au-PeEL)EBL3318240(CaPaEBR)ebr10070308(OCoLC)923192197(MiAaPQ)EBC3318240(EXLCZ)99100000000045121120030318d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFrom warfare to welfare defense intellectuals and urban problems in Cold War America /Jennifer S. Light1st ed.Baltimore, Md. ;London Johns Hopkins University Pressc20031 online resource (300 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-8273-7 0-8018-7422-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-280) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Planning for the Atomic Age: Creating a Community of Experts -- Part I / Command, Control, and Community -- 2 The City as a Communication System -- 3 Cybernetics and Urban Renewal -- Part II / Cities in the Space Age -- 4 Urban Intelligence Gathering -- 5 Moon-Shot Management for American Cities -- 6 Cable as a Cold War Technology -- 7 Wired Cities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Note on Sources -- Index.Tracing the transfer of innovations from military to city planning and management, Light reveals how a continuing source of inspiration for American city administrators lay in the nation's preparations for war.Urban policyUnited StatesHistory20th centuryFederal-city relationsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryTechnology and stateUnited StatesHistory20th centuryNational securityUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesHistory1945-Urban policyHistoryFederal-city relationsHistoryTechnology and stateHistoryNational securityHistory307.76/0973/0904Light Jennifer S.1971-1196927MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828387203321From warfare to welfare4027324UNINA