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The American City : What Works, What Doesn't
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The American City : What Works, What Doesn't Hardcover - 2002 - 2nd Edition

by Garvin, Alexander

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  • Title The American City : What Works, What Doesn't
  • Author Garvin, Alexander
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 560
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McGraw-Hill Education, U.S.A.
  • Date June 19, 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP36151896
  • ISBN 9780071373678 / 0071373675
  • Weight 4.08 lbs (1.85 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.12 x 8.88 x 1.43 in (28.24 x 22.56 x 3.63 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects City planning - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95030375
  • Dewey Decimal Code 711.409

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There is agreement neither on what to do to improve our cities and suburbs nor on how to get the job done.

About the author

Alexander Garvin has combined a career in urban planning and real estate with teaching, architecture, and public service. He is currently Vice President for Planning, Design, and Development of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission, and Managing Director for Planning NYC2012, the committee to bring the Summer Olympics to New York in 2012.

Garvin is Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning and Management at Yale University, where he has taught a wide range of subjects including "Introduction to the Study of the City," which for more than three decades has remained one of the most popular courses in Yale College.

Garvin is one of the principal authors of "Urban Parks and Open Space" published in 1997 jointly by the Trust for Public Land and the Urban Land Institute. His latest book "Parks, Recreation, and Open Space: A 21st Century Agenda, " was published in 2001 by the American Planning Association.

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