Big Plans The Allure and Folly of Urban Design
| Author/creator | Kolson, Kenneth Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Description | 256 p. ill 09.250 x 06.125 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Center Books on Contemporary Landscape Design |
| Summary | Annotation <p><i>Big Plans: The Allure and Folly of Urban Design</i> 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 of the human spirit.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780801877308 |
| ISBN | 080187730X (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780801877308 |
| Stock number | 00014051 |
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