To-Morrow - A Peaceful Path to Real Reform

Klappentext The founder of the Garden City Association outlines his radical new approach to urban planning. First published in 1898. Zusammenfassung Sir Ebenezer Howard (1850–1928) was the founder of the Garden City Association and believed that new towns incorporating the benefits of country living were the solution to overcrowding and poor conditions in modern industrial towns. This volume, first published in 1898, introduces his utopian vision of the Garden City. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The town-country magnet; 2. The revenue of Garden City, and how it is obtained - the agriculture estate; 3. The revenue of Garden City - town estate; 4. The revenue of Garden City - general observations on its expenditure; 5. Further details of expenditure on Garden City; 6. Administration; 7. Semi-municipal enterprise - local option - temperance reform; 8. Pro-municipal work; 9. Administration - a bird's eye view; 10. Some difficulties considered; 11. A unique combination of proposals; 12. The path followed up; 13. Social cities; 14. The future of London; Appendix - water-supply; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ebenezer Howard, Howard Ebenezer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.10.2010
• EAN: 9781108021920
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02192-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; History of Ideas, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory