| Description |
xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-342) and index. |
| Contents |
Between rationalism and pluralism : creating the modern city / David Ward and Olivier Zunz -- Regulating the landscape : real estate values, city planning, and the 1916 Zoning Ordinance / Keith D. Revell -- Density and intervention : New York's planning traditions / Marc A. Weiss -- Joining New York City to the greater metropolis : the Port Authority as visionary, target of opportunity, and opportunist / Jameson M. Doig -- The regional plan and the transformation of the industrial metropolis / Robert Fishman -- Corporate identity and the New York office building : 1895-1915 / Gail Fenske and Deryck Holdsworth -- Form follows finance : the Empire State Building / Carol Willis -- Subways, transit politics, and metropolitan spatial expansion / Clifton Hood -- Sweatshop migrations : the garment industry between home and shop / Nancy L. Green -- Little Italy's decline : immigrant renters and investors in a changing city / Donna Gabaccia. |
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On the fringes of the city : Jewish neighborhoods in three boroughs / Deborah Dash Moore -- Cities of light, landscapes of pleasure / David Nasaw -- "The pushcart evil" / Daniel Bluestone -- Fiorello H. LaGuardia and the challenge of Democratic planning / Thomas Kessner. |
| Subject |
City planning -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
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City planning. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Regional planning -- New York Metropolitan Area -- History -- 20th century.
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Regional planning. |
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Central business districts -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
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Central business districts. |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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National Book Committee. |
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Social conditions. |
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Arquitetura Paisagistica. |
| Added Author |
Ward, David, 1938-
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Zunz, Olivier.
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| ISBN |
087154900X alkaline paper |
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