Urbanism

Tracing the urbanist movement, and its lively incarnation into the new urbanism, this work describes urbanism as a historical, political, and everyday phenomenon. The product of a research fellowship, "Urbanism" looks at the urbanist movement and projects in the US, France, Canada, Germany, and Spain, detailing the early international triumph of the urban boulevard in 1900 and the subsequent 20th-century dilemmas of the urban street. Using specific examples, the book shows the cumulative effect of regulations and policies that have shaped buildings and infrastructure for decades, thus eroding the integrity of existing streets and precluding the construction of new ones.
 
Tracing the urbanist movement, and its lively incarnation into the new urbanism, this work describes urbanism as a historical, political, and everyday phenomenon. The product of a research fellowship, "Urbanism" looks at the urbanist movement and projects in the US, France, Canada, Germany, and Spain, detailing the early international triumph of the urban boulevard in 1900 and the subsequent 20th-century dilemmas of the urban street. Using specific examples, the book shows the cumulative effect of regulations and policies that have shaped buildings and infrastructure for decades, thus eroding the integrity of existing streets and precluding the construction of new ones.