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The nature of cities : ecological visions and the American urban professions, 1920-1960 / Jennifer S. Light.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Light, Jennifer S., 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban renewal--United States--History--20th century.
- Urban renewal.
- Conservation of natural resources--United States--History--20th century.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Social sciences--United States--History--20th century.
- Social sciences.
- Real estate business--United States--History--20th century.
- Real estate business.
- City planning--United States--History--20th century.
- City planning.
- History.
- United States.
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--20th century.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- x, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Revisiting American antiurbanism
- The city is an ecological community
- The city is a national resource
- A life cycle plan for Chicago
- From natural law to state law
- A nation of renewable cities
- From ecology to system.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-298) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801891366
- 0801891361
- OCLC:
- 232922025
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