Big Plans: The Allure and Folly of Urban Design springs from the idea that human aspirations for the city tend to overstate the role of rationality in public life. Inspired by the architectural and urban criticism of such writers as Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs, and John Brinckerhoff Jackson, Kolson adopts a user's perspective on issues of urban design, an approach that highlights both the futility of social engineering and the resilience of the human spirit.
| ISBN-13: | 9780801877308 |
| ISBN-10: | 080187730X |
| Publisher: | JHU Press |
| Publication date: | 2003-11-03 |
| Edition description: | New Ed edition |
| Pages: | 236 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.25 Inches, Length: 6.125 Inches, Weight: 0.85098433132 Pounds, Width: 0.61 Inches |
| Author: | Kenneth L. Kolson |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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