The quality of the environment in which people live, work, and play influences to no small degree the quality of life itself. The environment can be satisfying and attractive and provide scope for individual development or it can be poisonous, irritating and stunting.
The papers in this volume, first published in 1969, are concerned with the urban environment in which the majority of Americans live or, more accurately, with the environment of urbanites, for the concern extends to outlying areas where urban dwellers visit and play.
The chapters aim to provide a better...
The quality of the environment in which people live, work, and play influences to no small degree the quality of life itself. The environment can b...
This book presents a broad overview of the planning profession, and discusses many of the major problems encountered in urbanism and planning. The essays discuss topics that include education, the urban community, the place of planning in governmental hierarchy, and its relationship to urban political dynamics.
This book presents a broad overview of the planning profession, and discusses many of the major problems encountered in urbanism and planning. The ess...