John Nolen and the metropolitan landscape / Jody Beck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Jody, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nolen, John, 1869-1937.

Nolen, John.

City planner--United States--Biography.

City planner.

Landscape architects--United States--Biography.

Landscape architects.

City planning--United States.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""A model city, the hope of democracy"" - John Nolan on his suggested plans for Madison, WisconsinThis book connects John Nolen's political and social visions with his design proposals by analyzing his extensive writings, personal correspondence and some of his most significant works. While John Nolen is best known as a city planner, he trained as a landscape architect and used the titles 'landscape architect' and 'city planner' interchangeably throughout his career. A prolific practitioner, he was engaged in nearly 400 projects throughout the United States between 1905 an

Contents:

John Nolen in context

Biography

A model city, the hope of democracy

Modern city planning principles and local happiness

Better planning, better organization, better control

The problem with practical arguments.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-07488-7

0-203-06645-6

1-299-27985-6

1-135-07489-5

9780203066454

OCLC:

830161062