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Garvin, Alexander.

The American city : what works, what doesn't / Alexander Garvin.

New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1996.

xiv, 477 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

This definitive sourcebook on urban planning points out what has and hasn't worked in the ongoing attempt to solve the continuing problems of American cities. Hundreds of examples and case studies clearly illustrate successes and failures in urban planning and regeneration, including examples of the often misunderstood and maligned "Comprehensive Plan".

City planning -- United States -- Case studies.

Case studies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A Realistic Approach to City and Suburban Planning -- 2. Ingredients of Success -- 3. Parks and Playgrounds -- 4. Palaces for the People -- 5. Shopping Centers -- 6. The City of Tomorrow -- 7. Planning for Pedestrians -- 8. Increasing the Housing Supply -- 9. Reducing Housing Cost -- 10. Housing Rehabilitation -- 11. Clearing the Slums -- 12. Revitalizing Neighborhoods -- 13. Residential Suburbs -- 14. New-Towns-In-Town -- 15. New-Towns-In-The-Country -- 16. Land Use Regulation -- 17. Preserving the Past -- 18. The Comprehensive Plan.

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