The Making of Urban America: A History of City Planning in the United States

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Princeton University Press, 1965 - 574 páginas

This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.

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EUROPEAN PLANNING ON THE EVE OF AMERICAN COLONIZATION
1
THE SPANISH TOWNS OF COLONIAL AMERICA
26
THE TOWNS OF NEW FRANCE
56
TOWN PLANNING IN THE TIDEWATER COLONIES
88
NEW TOWNS IN A NEW ENGLAND
115
NEW AMSTERDAM PHILADELPHIA AND TOWNS OF the middle COLONIES
147
COLONIAL TOWNS OF CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
175
PIONEER CITIES OF THE OHIO VALLEY
204
LAND SPECULATION IN AMERICAN PLANNING
349
TOWNS BY THE TRACKS
382
THE TOWNS THE COMPANIES BUILT
414
THE PLANNING OF UTOPIAN AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
439
MINOR TOWNS AND MUTANT PLANS
475
THE REBIRTH OF AMERICAN URBAN PLANNING
497
NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS
527
NOTE ON CARTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS
541

PLANNING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
240
BOULEVARD BAROQUE AND DIAGONAL DESIGNS
263
GRIDIRON CITIES AND CHECKERBOARD PLANS
294
PICTURESQUE PLANNING IN THE ROMANTIC STYLE
325
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
543
BIBLIOGRAPHY
545
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John W. Reps is Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning at the College of Architecture, Cornell University. His works include Cities of the American West: A History of Urban Planning (Princeton).

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