Light, Jennifer S., 1971-

The nature of cities : ecological visions and the American urban professions, 1920-1960 / Jennifer S. Light.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

x, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

In the early twentieth century, America was transformed from a predominantly agricultural nation to one whose population resided mostly in cities. Yet rural areas continued to hold favored status in the country's political life. For prominent figures in the social sciences, city planning, and real estate who were anxious about the future of cities, this obsession with the agrarian past inspired a new campaign for urban reform. They called for ongoing programs of natural resource management to be extended to maintain and improve cities. The author finds in the rise and fall of the American conservation movement a new understanding of the history of urban renewal in the United States. The professionals she examines came to view America's urban landscapes as ecological communities requiring scientific management on par with forests and farms. This book brings together environmental and urban history to reveal how, over four decades, this ecological vision shaped the development of cities around the nation.

9780801891366 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0801891361 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9781421413846 (paperback)
1421413841 (paperback)

Urban renewal United States History 20th century.
Conservation of natural resources United States History 20th century.
Social sciences United States History 20th century.
Real estate business United States History 20th century.
City planning United States History 20th century.
Rénovation urbaine États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Immobilier États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
City planning.
Conservation of natural resources.
Real estate business.
Social sciences.
Urban renewal.
Stadtplanung
Stadtsanierung.
Stadtökologie.
Chicago (Ill.) History 20th century.
Chicago (Ill.) Histoire 20e siècle.
Illinois Chicago.
United States.
USA

History.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 263053
Cote: BIB 194154
Statut: Disponible