Big Plans: The Allure and Folly of Urban Design

(Part of the Center Books on Contemporary Landscape Design Series)

by Kenneth Kolson

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Big Plans: The Allure and Folly of Urban Design springs from the idea that human aspirations for the city tend to overstate the role of rationality in public life. Inspired by the architectural and urban criticism of such writers as Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs, and John Brinckerhoff Jackson, Kolson adopts a user's perspective on issues of urban design, an approach that highlights both the futility of social engineering and the resilience...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:080187730X

ISBN13:9780801877308

Release Date:November 2003

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 9.4"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Architecture Arts, Music & Photography Landscape Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Reference Regional Planning Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Urban Urban & Land Use Planning

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