Main entry:

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.

Title & Author:

Civilizing American cities; a selection of Frederick Law Olmsted's writings on city landscapes. Edited by S.B. Sutton.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press [1971]

Description:

310 pages illustrations 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Frederick Law Olmsted, 1922-1903: introduction / S.B. Sutton -- Expanding cities : random versus organized growth. The structure of cities: a historical view ; The misfortunes of New York ; Public parks and the enlargement of towns -- City parks and improved use of metropolitan spaces. San Francisco, 1866 : a city in search of identity ; Buffalo : a lakeshore park and pleasing parkways ; Chicago : taming the waterfront ; Montreal : a mountaintop park and some thoughts on art and nature ; Boston : parks and parkways : a green ribbon -- Suburban solutions. Berkeley: a university community ; Riverside, Illinois : a planned community near Chicago.

ISBN:

0262190702
9780262190701
0262650126
9780262650120

Subject:

City planning United States.
Urban parks United States.
Parks United States.
Urbanisme États-Unis.
Parcs États-Unis.
Parcs urbains États-Unis.
Parks
City planning
Urban parks
United States
United States Urban regions Recreation planning

Holdings:

Location: Library main 36520
Call No.: 2465; ID:88-B7660
Status: Available

Location: Library main 36521
Call No.: W7383; ID:88-B7660
Status: Available