The Building of Cities: Development and Conflict

by Harvey H. Kaiser

Book Overview

In this classic book that records a moment in the history of urban planning, the architect and city planner Harvey H. Kaiser examines the city-building process from the time when a proposal for urban development is first conceived to the early stages of construction. To illuminate the factors that underlie acceptance or rejection of community development, Kaiser focuses on the proposals for three towns in upstate New York--Lysander (near Syracuse)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801479037
• ISBN13: 9780801479038
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Fall Creek Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher