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Direction of Cities
by Guinther, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good, very good
- ISBN 10
- 0670841986
- ISBN 13
- 9780670841981
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Place_Pub: New York: Viking, 1996. First Edition. First Printing. very good, very good. 320, illus., notes, index, DJ slightly worn, soiled, and sticker residue. Foreword by Edmund N. Bacon. Tracing the growth of America's cities from their beginnings to the present, John Guinther relates historical examples to modern principles of urban planning, illustrating the holistic philosophy of renowned urban planner Edmund Bacon. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and diagrams, Direction of Cities enables readers to appreciate the charm and resplendence of buildings and the cities that encompass them. The author expounds the nature of cities: how they grow, whom they are intended to serve, which forces harm them and which help them develop their true potential.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53223
- Title
- Direction of Cities
- Author
- Guinther, John
- Book Condition
- Used - very good, very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0670841986
- ISBN 13
- 9780670841981
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- Place_Pub: New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Richard Daley, Civil Rights, Edmund Bacon, Better Philadelphia, Joseph Sill Clark, Richardson Dilworth, Land Use, Robert Moses, Urban Planning
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