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OverviewHow New York's mayor Full Product DetailsAuthor: Scott LarsonPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S. Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781439909690ISBN 10: 1439909695 Pages: 198 Publication Date: 10 May 2013 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 ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Jacobs versus Moses: A Fight for the City’s Soul 2 The “Patron Saint” and the “Git’r Done Man” 3 The Bloomberg Practice 4 Calls for a New Moses 5 Planning and the Narrative of Threat 6 The Armature for Development 7 Ideas That Converge 8 Ideas That Travel 9 Design as Civic Virtue 10 Building Like Moses with Jacobs in Mind Notes References IndexReviewsLarson brilliantly dissects Bloomberg's tenure as Mayor of New York (particularly the first two terms), focusing on how the administration used the prevailing legacies of Moses and Jacobs to get what they wanted done... [T]his book raises a flag as to what that legacy should be, as well as to what his successor should really focus on. --A Weekly Dose of Architecture, August 12th 2013 The book is an excellent brief about the state of affairs of planning in New York City in the past decade... there are many interesting insights in this readable monograph. Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice Larson brilliantly dissects Bloomberg's tenure as Mayor of New York (particularly the first two terms), focusing on how the administration used the prevailing legacies of Moses and Jacobs to get what they wanted done... [T]his book raises a flag as to what that legacy should be, as well as to what his successor should really focus on. --A Weekly Dose of Architecture, August 12th 2013 Author InformationScott Larson is an independent scholar who has taught geography and urban studies at Vassar College, Queens College, and Hunter College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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