Garden cities in theory and practice : principles of a new urban planning / by A.R. Sennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sennett, A. R. (Alfred Richard), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

Garden cities.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvii, 1386 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"Garden cities sought to combine the best of town and country living to provide healthy vibrant communities on a human scale: affordable housing for all classes in tree-lined streets with well-tended gardens, jobs within easy commuting distances, integrated transport, all surrounded by a green belt to prevent urban sprawl. The first examples were built in England in the early years of the twentieth century but the idea soon caught on internationally, with garden cities being planned and built in the USA, Australia, Germany and Japan amongst countries. Alfred Sennett's little known classic work offers one of the most comprehensive accounts of garden cities. Its two volumes cover not only the history and idea of the garden city but are unique in their encycopaedic coverage of the practicalities of the garden city. Among the topics covered are transport, building materials, agriculture, self-cleansing streets, rolling roofs, as well as the sociological aspects. He draws comparisons with cities of the ancient world but also with cities in other countries."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Title Pages

Contents of Vol. I

Introduction

I. Introductory

II. On the Laying-Out of Garden Cities

III. Proposal for Plan of First Garden City

IV. Garden City Dwellings and Other Buildings

V. Life in a Garden City

V. The Sociological Aspect

VI. Garden City Industries

VII. Locomotion, Urban and Inter-Urban

VIII. Garden Cities in Their Relation to Agriculture

IX. The Potentialities of Applied Science in a Garden City

X. Conclusion

Appendix to Vol. I.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780755695041

OCLC:

1281902479

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.