Author | Kolson, Kenneth L., 1945-
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Title | Big plans : the allure and folly of urban design / Kenneth Kolson.
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Published | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001.
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Description | xvii, 236 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Series | Center books on contemporary landscape design
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ISBN | 0-8018-6679-0 (alk. paper) |
Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-224) and index.
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Summary Note | Summary: This work springs from the idea that human aspirations for the city tend to overstate the role of rationality in public life. The author explores the part serendipity plays in urban experience.
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Subjects | Cities and towns. City planning. Urban renewal.
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LC Card Number | 00-11532 |
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| WRHS Research Library: HT 153 K81 mq221933: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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