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From warfare to welfare : defense intellectuals and urban problems in Cold War America / Jennifer S. Light.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Light, Jennifer S., 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Urban policy.
- Federal-city relations--United States--History--20th century.
- Federal-city relations.
- Technology and state--United States--History--20th century.
- Technology and state.
- National security--United States--History--20th century.
- National security.
- United States--History--1945-.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Tracing the transfer of innovations from military to city planning and management, Light reveals how a continuing source of inspiration for American city administrators lay in the nation's preparations for war.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Planning for the Atomic Age: Creating a Community of Experts
- Part I / Command, Control, and Community
- 2 The City as a Communication System
- 3 Cybernetics and Urban Renewal
- Part II / Cities in the Space Age
- 4 Urban Intelligence Gathering
- 5 Moon-Shot Management for American Cities
- 6 Cable as a Cold War Technology
- 7 Wired Cities
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Note on Sources
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-280) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-8146-3
- OCLC:
- 70727480
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