Big Plans: The Allure and Folly of Urban Design

by Kenneth Kolson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080187730X
• ISBN13: 9780801877308
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher