New Urbanism and American Planning presents the history of American plannersrsquo; quest for good cities and shows how New Urbanism is a culmination of ideas that have been evolving since the nineteenth century. In her survey of the last hundred or so years of urbanist ideals; Emily Talen identifies four approaches to city-making; which she terms lsquo;culturesrsquo;: incrementalism; plan-making; planned communities; and regionalism. She shows how these cultures connect; overlap; and conflict and how most of the ideas about building better settlements are recurrent.In the first part of the book Talen sets her theoretical framework and in the second part provides detailed analysis of her four lsquo;culturesrsquo;.She concludes with an assessment of the successes and failures of the four cultures and the need to integrate these ideas as a means to promoting good urbanism in America.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. good info referenceBy HarvProfThis is a good reference. It contains words not found in Merriam-Webster such as thixotrophy; cathodic corrosion;or slip-fix...while not overlooking basic words. And; yes Mr. John Doe; even Webster does not leave out words or terms assuming everyone knows the definition (ie. bench; hard hat).The illustrations are simple making them easy to understand. The elementary illustrations are useful to foreign students.The inclusion of acronyms is helpful...ie. "C BTR"; "ET"; or "Z tie". This helps in producing or comprehending specifications; scientific journals; and construction drawings.The appendix listing scientific (Latin) names used for plants is particularly helpful in remembering plant characteristics. It is more extensive than others in my possession. I am sure that pronuciation is not given because there is no authoritative source for the pronunciation...even from the botanical societies who authoritatively collect or assign these names. " A Fortiori"2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Lame. I give it one star - not the five indicated.By John DoeI was extremely disappointed with this book. It was unavailable for preview at my local library; so I took a chance.First; there are no pronunciation guides. Granted; several of the words are common ones; but still; shouldnt a dictionary have them? Particularly in an Appendix that offers a selection of Latin-derived adjectives frequently used in a plants botanical name?The back cover states that "300 illustrations illulminate both definitions and methods." Hmmph... Several of them are poor quality photographs of items one learned to identify in pre-school. To wit: bench; statue; pickup truck; hard hat; and the like. Youre out of luck; though; if youd like to see an illustration of something less common like a sheepsfoot roller. Plant-related drawings are adequate. Drawings used to illustrate mechanics are frequently too small; or poorly drawn; to offer much detail.At least this books format is consistent: if it takes too much effort; dont bother. Caveat emptor.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very UniqueBy William PennThis is so useful! I studied Landscape Architecture and now own my own Landscape Construction company and this book is one I keep in the office and on the shelf for use. Some of my draftsmen have used it as well for reference in their documents to their clients. The book is quite thick and thorough. A must have for any professional.