An Introduction To City Planning: Democracy's Challenge To The American City

by Benjamin Clarke Marsh, George Burdett Ford (Contributor)

""An Introduction to City Democracy's Challenge to the American City"" is a seminal work written by Benjamin Clarke Marsh in 1909. The book explores the challenges faced by American cities during the early 20th century and offers a comprehensive overview of city planning as a solution. Marsh argues that the rapid growth of cities has led to a range of social and economic problems, including poverty, crime, overcrowding, and pollution. He suggests that city planning can help to address these issues by creating more livable and sustainable urban environments.Throughout the book, Marsh provides a historical overview of city planning, tracing its development from ancient civilizations to the modern era. He also discusses the various approaches to city planning, including zoning, transportation planning, and public health initiatives. Marsh emphasizes the importance of citizen participation in the planning process, arguing that democracy is essential to creating successful cities.""An Introduction to City Planning"" is a groundbreaking work that helped to shape the field of urban planning in the United States. It remains relevant today as cities continue to face many of the same challenges that Marsh identified over a century ago. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in urban planning, architecture, or the history of American cities.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

168 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 2009

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Understandably one of the classics of city planning. Not as entertaining or as contemporary in the concept of planning, it is, however, a powerful reminder of the role of city planning to improve the public health, that planning is more than a well designed city, but a healthy city. Granted, we don't have the outbreaks of cholera and typhoid we did 100 years ago, but the book serves as a good reminder that our residents don't just need parks, our buildings need light and air.

* - Reserved for nonfiction. Worth a read if you're interested in the subject. Check out from library.

** - Good. May be inconsistent and flawed, but overall worth a read if you're in the mood for that genre. Check out from library.

*** - Very good. Recommended as a book that is either wonderfully written, informative, challenging, beautiful... but not all of the above. Check out from library or buy on Kindle.

**** - Great. Go out and read.

***** - Classic. MUST READ and should be on your bookshelf (less)