Urban design affects the vast majority of the world?s population. The quality of our living and working environment is dictated by it, and yet it is often either bound up in political red tape or dominated by notions of individual freedom that preclude the development of a successful overall system. It is a complex discipline that deals not only with the visual aspects of the environment, but also with the non–tangible aspects such as noise, water provision, air pollution and traffic safety. This authoritative volume is the culmination of a lifetime?s research and practice. It offers a comprehensive survey of American urban design, beginning with an account of its origins from the 17th to the early 20th centuries and continuing with a decade–by–decade analysis of developments from the 1950s to the present. The author?s far–reaching examination extends beyond architectural and planning issues to a wider picture of the times, and he sets the development of urban planning theory...

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