Shaping American Democracy Landscapes and Urban Design /

This book argues that the design of built spaces influences civic attitudes, including prospects for social equality and integration, in America. Key American architects and planners-including Frederick Law Olmsted, Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Moses, and the New Urbanists-not only articulated unique...

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Hlavní autor: Roulier, Scott M. (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Témata:
Democracy.
Cultural policy.
Urban geography.
Environmental policy.
ISBN:9783319688107
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Obsah:
  • 1. American Democracy and Its Spaces: An Introduction
  • 2. American Pastoral: Jefferson's Agrarian Republic
  • 3. Democracy Gone Wild: Thoreau and the Wilderness Tradition
  • 4. Olmsted's Public Parks: Civic-Spirited Design
  • 5. Democracy and Individuality: Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacres and the Burbs
  • 6. Democratic Ambivalence: Robert Moses and Modernist Urban Planning
  • 7. Democracy and Civic Ecology: New Urbanism
  • 8. Democratic Designs: A Multipronged Approach
  • 9. Conclusion. .

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