Main entry:

Rosen, Christine Meisner, 1951-

Title & Author:

The limits of power : great fires and the process of city growth in America / Christine Meisner Rosen.

Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.

Description:

xii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-382) and index.
pt. 1. The Conceptual framework -- Introduction -- The barriers to structural improvement -- The barriers to infrastructural improvement -- The barriers to spatial change -- pt. 2. Three case studies -- Theory and narrative history -- The rebuilding of Chicago -- The rebuilding of Boston -- The rebuilding of Baltimore -- P.3. Conclusion -- Power in the City -- Notes -- Sources of Illustrations -- Index.

Resources:
Publisher description
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

0521303192
9780521303194

Subject:

Urbanization United States.
Urban renewal United States.
Fires Social aspects Case studies.
Incendies Aspect social Cas, Études de.
Rénovation urbaine États-Unis.
Urbanisation États-Unis.
Incendies Aspect social Études de cas.
Fires Social aspects
Urban renewal
Urbanization
Wiederaufbau
Brandkatastrophe
Stadterweiterung
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Branden.
Urbanizacao (sociologia)
Sociologia urbana.
Urbanization United States History.
Urban renewal United States History.
Cities and towns United States History.
Fires United States History.
Villes Rénovation États-Unis.
Incendies Cas, Études de.
United States
Baltimore, Md.
Boston, Mass.
Chicago, Ill.
USA
United States Urban renewal - Case studies

Form/genre:

Case studies
Études de cas.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 83359
Call No.: ID:86-B16176
Status: Available