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OverviewThis historical study looks at how reformers have used urban planning and architecture to improve the health of urban residents of the United States. It begins in the nineteenth century, when problems in rapidly urbanizing cities threatened to overwhelm cities, and then traces the development and impact of reform movements up through the First World War, including discussions of model tenements, the 'city beautiful' movement, tenement laws, and zoning and building codes. Midcentury design movements, such as new efforts to plan suburbs and Modernism, along with outlines of the impacts of public housing, highway building, and urban renewal, are the focus of the middle chapters of the book. The final third examines the revival of cities and the reconnection of public health with urban planning that occurred as the twentieth century ended. Full Product DetailsAuthor: R. Lopez , Lopez, Barry , Russell LopezPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.475kg ISBN: 9781137002433ISBN 10: 1137002433 Pages: 254 Publication Date: 04 May 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe Urban Crisis Begins The Age of Reform Housing Laws, Zoning, and Building Codes Building a Suburban Utopia The Lessons of Modernism Public Housing Urban Renewal and Highway Construction Decline and Rise A New Age of Cities and Health Future Trends and NeedsReviewsAuthor InformationRussell Lopez teaches Urban Environmental Health in the Boston University School of Public Health. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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