New ideals in the planning of cities, towns and villages / John Nolen ; introduction by Bruce Stephenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nolen, John, 1869-1937, author.

Series:

Studies in international planning history.

Studies in International Planning History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"John Nolen's New Ideals in the Planning of Cities, Towns, and Villages is the most thorough assessment of city planning written by an American practitioner before 1920. It records the interplay of urban reform in Europe and the United States, the rise of the planning expert, the design of new towns, and the technique for directing urban expansion on systematic lines. Most important, it documents the blueprint for investing the "peace dividend" of the Great War to make urban life "more fit for democracy". Written for men fighting to make the world safe for democracy, New Ideals revealed how the domestic part of the peace program could justify their sacrifice. The wartime housing initiative had improved the living conditions of industrial workers and the same public regulation and control of the layout and character of residential neighbourhoods could provide what "men of service expect to find on their return, a new and better type of workman's home." While New Ideals strained towards the utopian, experience tempered Nolen's expectations and the high aims of the book were not immediately realised in a post-war society seeking a return to pre-war normalcy. However in the last decade, Nolen's planned communities have been closely studied as the demand for pedestrian-oriented neighbourhoods set on sustainable lines has moved from novelty to policy. New Ideals is an important text not only for its design template, but also its aspirations. Nolen's call to "make cites that will serve the needs--physical, economic, and spiritual-- of all people" lays at the heart of the city planning profession and the lessons Nolen imparted inform a new generation planning cities to be both resilient and just"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Introduction; Original Title Page; Part I Replanning American Cities; The New Civic Spirit; Main Divisions of City Planning; Specific Needs of the Smaller Citles; Misconceptions about City Planning; How to Replan a City; Business and Social Conditions; Controlling Purposes of a City Plan; The Common Welfare; How to Get a City Plan into Action; Does City Planning Pay?; Part II Town and City Planning; Chapter I Definition and Scope; Chapter 2 The City Planning Movement; Chapter 3 Local Data as Basis for City Plan; Chapter 4 Types of City Plans

Seeking Natural ConditionsA Garden City; The Smaller Community; Chapter 5 Elements of City Plans; Streets and Roads; What Makes a Good Street?; A Good Plan is Good Business; Street Railways; ""Rapid Transit""; Steam Railroads; Commercial Waterways and Waterfronts; Waterfront Facilities; Docks and Harbors; An Industrial Harbor; Parks and Parkways; What is a Park?; Public and Semi-Public Buildings; How Grouping Helps; Housing; Locating Factories and Homes; Land Subdivision; The Right Way to Do It; Zones or Building Districts; Chapter 6 Legislation and City Plan Authorities

Chapter 7 The Cost of City PlanningChapter 8 Professional Training and Experience; Chapter 9 New Towns and New Standards; Permanent Housing; Most Important Standards; The House Itself; Town Planning; Are Standards Necessary?; Chapter 10 Public Opinion and City Planning Progress; Chapter 11 The Promise of the Future; Why America Lags Behind; What the People Want; Original Copyright Page

Notes:

First published in 1919 by American City Bureau.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-75321-9

1-317-62038-0

9781315753218

OCLC:

887502997