| Description |
xiii, 401 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Columbia University. Bicentennial conference series
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Columbia University Bicentennial Conference.
Columbia University Bicentennial Conference series.
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| Note |
Papers and commentaries from the first conference, held Jan. 7-9, 1954, in connection with the bicentennial celebration of Columbia University. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The role of the city in ancient civilizations / Stuart Piggott -- Urban communities and the social evolution of nations / Louis Chevalier -- An analysis of urban phenomena / Albert J. Reiss Jr. -- Political influences of the metropolis / William Anderson -- Metropolitan political developments / Luther H. Gulick -- Economic efficiency in the metropolis / P. Sargant Florence -- Efficiency and the location of urban activities / Richard U. Ratcliff -- Commentaries / Harold M. Mayer and Larry Smith -- Recent developments in the law of property / Harold L. Reeve -- The impact of the metropolis upon land law / Myres S. McDougal -- Commentaries / Charles M. Haar and Russell D. Niles -- The effects of scientific progress on metropolitan communities / A. V. Hill -- The adaptation of design to the metropolis / Richard J. Neutra -- Commentaries / Harold M. Lewis and Alan Gregg -- Metropolitan conditions and traditional professional relationships / Sir Alexander Morris Carr-Saunders -- Universities and cooperation among metropolitan professions / Donald Young -- Commentaries / Thomas Parran and Reginald Heber Smith, Dana W. Atchley, Harry W. Jones -- The effects of city life upon spiritual life / Joseph Folliet -- The children of God in the city of man / J. V. Langmead Casserley -- Commentaries / George N. Shuster, Paul J. Tillich, Louis Finkelstein, S. Muhammad Ikram, Swami Nikhilananda -- Ideal cities of the past and present / Sir George Clark -- Commentaries / Steen Eiler Rasmussen, Catherine Bauer, Charles Abrams, John E. Burchard |
| Subject |
Cities and towns.
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Cities and towns. |
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