Save Our Land, Save Our Towns: A Plan for Pennsylvania

by Thomas Hylton, Blair Seitz

150 photos 8 x 11 This extraordinary book gives a strategic plan for Pennsylvania to preserve farmland and forests, and revive our cities and neighborhoods. Winner of National Trust for Historic Preservation award. Written by Pulitzer-prize winning writer Thomas Hylton. Over 150 photographs and illustrations.

127 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

Reviews

[N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good comparative study of comp planning regs across different states at the end, with solid suggestions for Pennsylvania. Reads like one long investigative journalism piece. The wonderful photography on every page creates a deceptive picture-book appearance at first, but it's a very long and meticulously detailed take on the topic of suburbanization. Overall, the amount of effort put into it is very impressive and likely hard to replicate. The appeal to the preservation of greenfield sites is not one I had thought much of before, but seems to be compelling (Amherst, NY is prioritizing the same thing with its latest rezoning updates). Lastly, the focus on towns rather than cities as a smaller scale version of the same typography has had lasting impact on my visions. Maybe we don't all need to live in cities? There is not a ternary of metropolis or suburban or rural.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice pictures.